An examination of ecohealth-related challenges to and opportunities for South Sudanese rural women’s agricultural productivity

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dc.contributor.authorLokosang, L B
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-26T18:03:38Z
dc.date.available2012-07-26T18:03:38Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractUnderlying social problems as well as rampant poverty worsen the effects of ecohealth-related constraints on agricultural productivity, especially of women heads of households. Women in South Sudan have very low literacy rates; the percentage of girls attending primary school ranges from 3.4% (Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State) to 42.9% (Western Equatoria State) with women shouldering the burden of large households. The National Baseline Survey (2010) reports average household size of 6.78 people. Data analysis shows that malaria, diarrhea and typhoid fever are leading causes of morbidity, especially among women and children. Access to clean water is urgently needed.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/49893
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, ZAen
dc.subjectSOUTH SUDANen
dc.subjectRURAL WOMENen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectPOVERTYen
dc.subjectWATER AND SANITATIONen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S HEALTHen
dc.subjectAGROECONOMYen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS APPROACHen
dc.subjectECOHEALTHen
dc.titleAn examination of ecohealth-related challenges to and opportunities for South Sudanese rural women’s agricultural productivityen
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idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber106235004
idrc.project.number106235
idrc.project.titleWomen's Health in Agro-Ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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