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The constraints to good child care practices in Accra: implications for programs by Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Ruel, Marie T., Maxwell, Daniel G., Levin, Carol E., Morris, Saul Sutkover

“…Data from a representative survey of households with children less than 3 years of age in Accra were used to test a number of hypothesized constraints to child care, including various maternal (education, employment, marital status, age, health, ethnic group, migration status) and household-level factors (income, calorie availability, quality of housing and asset ownership, availability of services, household size, and crowding). …”
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The constraints to good child care practices in Accra: implications for programs by Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Ruel, Marie T., Maxwell, Daniel G., Levin, Carol E., Morris, Saul Sutkover

“…Data from a representative survey of households with children less than 3 years of age in Accra were used to test a number of hypothesized constraints to child care, including various maternal (education, employment, marital status, age, health, ethnic group, migration status) and household-level factors (income, calorie availability, quality of housing and asset ownership, availability of services, household size, and crowding). …”
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Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda by Roschinsky, R., Mulindwa, H., Galukande, E., Wurzinger, Maria, Mpairwe, D.R., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Sölkner, Johann

“…The Bahima ethnic group have been crossbreeding autochthonous Ankole with Holstein-Friesian cattle. …”
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Farmers' perception of climate change and climate-smart agriculture in northern Benin, west Africa by Moutouama, F.T., Tepa-Yotto, G., Agboton, C., Gbaguidi, B., Sekabira, H., Tamò, Manuele

“…Farmers agreed with the statements that the evaluated practices improved farm productivity and adaptation to climate change but did not mitigate climate change. Ethnic group and education level were the two major factors that significantly determined the use of the evaluated CSAP.…”
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Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia by Abay, Kibrom A., Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw, Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.

“…Heterogeneity analysis shows that households who belong to a minority ethnic group in each community reported a higher loss in social capital associated with their exposure to armed conflict and that the community-based cash transfer appears to be more effective in rebuilding social cohesion among these households.…”
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Food tree species consumed during periods of food shortage in Burkina Faso and their threats by Vinceti, B., Termote, Céline, Thiombiano, N., Agundez, D., Lamien, Niéyidouba

“…The main threats affecting most consumed food tree species were also documented.Area of study: Six villages across two phytogeographic regions of Burkina FasoMaterial and methods: Focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, including a 7-day dietary intake recall targeting women; semi-structured interviews targeting key male informants.Main results: The number of edible tree products consumed was found to vary according to phytogeographic region and ethnic group. A few tree species played a disproportionally greater role in the diet and were characterized by very high frequency of consumption by the majority of households in both phytogeographic regions and across ethnicities: Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa. …”
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Re-assessing the pest status of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on solanaceous crops and farmers control practices in Benin by Azandeme-Hounmalon, G.Y., Sikirou, R., Onzo, A., Fiaboe, K., Tamò, Manuele, Kreiter, S., Martin, T.

“…All farmers recognized T. evansi to which they attributed local names depending on their ethnic group. They were also able to identify its damages on solanaceous crops. …”
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Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria by Omilola, Babatunde

“…Child and maternal malnutrition are concentrated among the least educated households, the rural population, the north (in particular its Hausa ethnic group), and those who drink water from public wells. …”
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Management of Parkia biglobosa in the field of farmers in selected sites in Burkina Faso by Zerbo, G.B., Millogo, D., Vinceti, B., Ouédraogo, M., Duminil, J., Lompo, D.J.-P.

“…The survey targeted 150 people categorised by gender, ethnic group and status of residence. The results show that Parkia biglobosa is the most appreciated indigenous species across ethnic and gender groups. …”
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TH3.1: Women empowerment among ethnic minority communities in Northern Vietnam: Lessons from a seed system for nutrition intervention by Nabuuma, Deborah, Nguyen Thi Thuy Lan, Hoang The Ky, Kramer, Berber, Berg, Marrit van den, Ngo Thi Hanh, Stomph, TjeerdJan, Swaans, Cornelis P.M.

“…The average empowerment gap between women without gender parity and men in their households was 39% in Mai Son and 53% in Sa Pa. Across gender, ethnic group and location, all groups had <10% empowered except Thai men (48%), Hmong men (36%) and Thai women (18%) in Mai Son. …”
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Fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescent secondary school students in Boukombe and Natitingou, North Benin by Houndolo, Melina Maureen, Houndolo, Sam, Jordan, Irmgard, Majaliwa, Elianna, Koukou, Elie, Ngianga-Bakwin, Kandala, Azandjeme, Colette, Katsivo, Melanie Nyambura, Termote, Céline, Hounkpatin, Waliou Amoussa

“…Factors influencing fruit consumption included sex (p = 0.005), age (p = 0.04), and mothers’ occupation (p = 0.03) on school days/and school or non-school days, while commune (p = 0.00017) and ethnic group affected vegetable consumption. Such low F&V consumption among surveyed students is a matter of public health concern, as it is likely to affect their health―in terms of micronutrient deficiency―and intellectual performance. …”
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Ethnobotanical evaluation and agro-morphological of eleven priority plant species for food security in northwestern Benin, northwest Benin. by Wabi, Faroukou, Boedecker, Julia

“…The study showed that gender, ethnic group, townships and species significantly influenced the reported food use value (P < 0.05). …”
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Uneven transmission of traditional knowledge and skills in a changing wildmeat system: Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo by Shephard, S., Muhindo, J., Nyumu, J., Mbangale, E., Nziavake, S., Cerutti, P.O., Vliet, N. van

“…Lack of opportunity to develop traditional knowledge and skills can diminish feelings of place and identity, and thus capacity for local environmental stewardship.The Yangambi region, Democratic Republic of Congo is a hunting territory of the Turumbu ethnic group. We used questionnaires to explore how levels of wildmeat knowledge and skill may have changed over time among the Turumbu. …”
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Linking livestock and natural resource management by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The Borana people are the predominant ethnic group on the Borana plateau in southern Ethiopia. …”
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Ethnobotanical study on wild plants used by Lhoba people in Milin County, Tibet by Li, F.F., Zhuo, J.X., Jarvis, Devra I., Long, C.L.

“…The Lhoba are a small ethnic group, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. …”
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Qualitative assessment of Listeria monocytogenes exposure among consumers of milk in informal markets in Ghana by Tano-Debrah, K., Appiah, J., Annor, G.A., Alpha, M.M., Makita, K., Grace, Delia

“…BACKGROUND: Raw, unpasteurized milk is regularly consumed in some communities in Ghana, especially among the Fulani ethnic group. However, unpasteurized raw milk has been implicated in outbreaks of food borne diseases, including listeriosis, in many countries. …”
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From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region by Vliet, N. van, Quiceno Mesa, M.P., Cruz Antia, D., Tellez, L., Martins, C., Haiden, E., Ribeiro Oliveira, M., Adams, C., Morsello, C., Valencia, L., Bonnila, T., Yagüe, B., Nasi, Robert

“…In rural areas, most people are indigenous from the Ticuna ethnical group, while in urban areas, the population is a result of a mixture of different indigenous groups, mestizos and colonos. …”
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Participation and inclusiveness in process and design by Johannesson, Emma, Östlund, Maria

“…The sanction of one ethnic group through symbols and design can also lead to the exclusion of other minorities. …”
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Almacenamiento de carbono en sistemas agroforestales de cacao en Waslala, Nicaragua by Poveda, Verónica, Orozco Aguilar, Luis, Medina, Cristóbal, Cerda Bustillo, Rolando, López, Arlene

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Carbono en sistemas agroforestales de cacao de la Reserva Indígena Bribri de Talamanca, Costa Rica by Cerda Bustillos, Rolando, Espin Chion, Tania, Cifuentes, Miguel

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