How seasonality and weather affect perinatal health: Comparing the experiences of indigenous and non-indigenous mothers in Kanungu District, Uganda

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue , 2017, Pages 39-48

  MacVicar, Sarah ^a,g   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a   Harper, Sherilee ^b   Steele, Vivienne ^b   Lwasa, Shuaib ^c   Bambaiha, Didacus Namanya ^d   Twesigomwe, Sabastien ^e   Asaasira, Grace ^f   Ross, Nancy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e Batwa Development Program   (Uganda)

^f IHACC Research Team   (Uganda)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Indigenous health; Perinatal health; Season; Uganda; Weather

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; SEASONALITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTRACEPTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LIVESTOCK; MANUAL LABOR; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UGANDA; WEATHER; ADULT; ETHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL WELFARE; POPULATION GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEASON; STANDARDS;

UGANDA;

ADULT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; POPULATION GROUPS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEASONS; UGANDA; WEATHER;

EID: 85021122237     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.021     Document Type: Article

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