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School grounds : children’s perspectives on qualities, use and social support by Hallin, Sofie

“…This reduces stress levels and enhances self-confidence. Today schools are getting bigger and expand to receive more children. …”

Care and nutrition: concepts and measurement by Engle, Patrice L., Menon, Purnima, Haddad, Lawrence James

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Naturskolans betydelse för barns sociala utveckling by Eriksson, Anna

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The roles of community nutrition scholars in changing mothers' child feeding, food preparation, and hygiene practices in southern Bangladesh by Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Ibrahim, F., Rahaman, E.H.M.S., Prain, Gordon

“…Many women were able to independently decide to change food allocation and child feeding practices after gaining self-confidence through the training. Men performed vital roles, such as purchasing nutritious food in local markets, providing labor for land preparation of homestead gardens, and defending the women from the resistance to change by their mothers-in-law. …”
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Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam by Geere, J., Bartram, J., Bates, L., Danquah, L., Evans, B., Fisher, M.B., Groce, N., Majuru, B., Mokoena, M.M., Mukhola, M.S., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Williams, A.R., Schmidt, W.P., Hunter, P.R.

“…Regression analysis using Generalised Estimating Equations (GEE) investigated water carrying as a risk factor for general health and self-reported pain. Results People who previously carried water had increased relative risk of reporting pain in the hands (risk ratio RR 3.62, 95% confidence interval CI 1.34 to 9.75) and upper back (RR 2.27, 95% CI 1.17 to 4.40), as did people who currently carry water (RR hand pain 3.11, 95% CI 1.34 to 7.23; RR upper back pain 2.16, 95% CI 1.25 to 3.73). …”
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Transfers, nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Roy, Shalini, Sraboni, Esha

“…Suggestive evidence indicates that the effects of TMRI’s BCC are plausibly due to the intensive group-based format, which increased social capital for participant women and their household members, as well as improved participant women’s agency and self-confidence, knowledge, and input into household decisions. …”
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The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations: final report by Adato, Michelle, de la Briere, Benedicte, Mindek, Dubravka, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Exploring the assumptions that the central role played by women in PROGRESA has both benefits and unintended consequences; and that women’s and men’s attitudes and beliefs have implications for the success of the program, this study examines: women’s and men’s attitudes toward the role of women as PROGRESA beneficiaries; the perceived benefits to the household as well as increased tensions and time burdens; decisionmaking patterns; changes women describe with regard to freedom of movement, self-confidence, and ‘opening their minds;’ women’s and men’s attitudes toward the education of girls, adult education that women want for themselves in order to improve their lives, and education they want for men to help women put into practice what they learn through participation in the program.…”
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