Empowered women, social networks and the contribution of qualitative research: Broadening our understanding of underlying causes for food and nutrition insecurity

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 759-764

  Lemke, S ^a   Vorster, H H ^b   Jansen Van Rensburg, N S ^b   Ziche, J ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Food and nutrition insecurity; Gender and intra household relations; Qualitative research; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 0347146026     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003491     Document Type: Article

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