E.S L3 Flashcards
Synergism between nutrition and infection
Conditioning Infections
tuberculosis, whooping cough, diarrheal disease including “weaning
diarrhea”, bacillary dysentery, amoebiasis (infection of the large bowel due to Entamoeba
histolytica)
Bacterial
– measles
Viral
malaria, intestinal helminthes (ascariasis, ancyloctomiasis)
Parasitic
Knowledge of the local culture patterns is essential for the successful conduct of the investigation, for understanding of the etiology of malnutrition, and for the implementation of the
program aimed at improving the condition.
Cultural Influences
Cultural patterns related to nutrition:
Food attitudes
Disease-causation
Child rearing practices
– obtained through prolonged and intensive investigation on the part of a trained cultural anthropologist
Special survey data
use of questionnaire and collected by nutritionist
General survey data
The assessment of food production in a country or region has ultimately to be considered in terms of the availability of the production to families.
Food Production
Home produced, purchased, wild (hunted or fished), obtained by
barter and seasonal variation
Family food supply
Plow or mechanized, bush clearing rotation, double cropping
irrigation, drainage, fertilization, insect and pest control,
availability of modern extension services
Farming methods
Tenure, area per family, suitability, actual utilization, number of
agricultural workers
Land
Number of livestock, milk production, fishing facilities
Livestock and fishing
Capital available, facilities for credit, purchasing power,
stabilization of prices, cooperatives, indebtedness
Finance
Communications (roads, transport); storage; preservation and
processing, marketing (local prices and availability of foods)
Distribution
