Food security and nutritional status in fishing communities in Bolivia's Northern Amazon : results of a household survey

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2013-12

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University of British Columbia

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There are high levels of food insecurity in the Bolivian Amazon, and fishing communities have particular kinds of under nutrition and food insecurity. A primary focus of this study is the relationship between household food insecurity and childhood stunting. Variables that have been associated with stunting in other contexts are not associated with stunting in this population. Parasitic intestinal infections contribute to stunting rates in the Amazon Basin and variables found to correlate with childhood stunting included incomplete knowledge of breastfeeding and of feeding a sick child, and inadequate toilet facilities. Maternal overweight was associated with older age and some socio-economic variables.

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FOOD SECURITY, BOLIVIA, STUNTING, MATERNAL OBESITY, FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, FOOD DIVERSITY, HOUSEHOLD, DIET

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53656

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (AFS) / Résultats de recherche (ASA)
Research Results (CIFSRF) / Résultats de recherches (FCRSAI)