The constraints to good child care practices in Accra: implications for programs

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMarie Ruel: 0000-0002-9506-348X
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Archive
cg.number81en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorArmar-Klemesu, Margareten
dc.contributor.authorRuel, Marie T.en
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Daniel G.en
dc.contributor.authorLevin, Carol E.en
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Saul Sutkoveren
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-24T12:44:38Zen
dc.date.available2024-10-24T12:44:38Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156565
dc.titleThe constraints to good child care practices in Accra: implications for programsen
dcterms.abstractLife in urban areas presents special challenges for maternal child care practices. 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). An age-specific child care index was created using recall data on maternal child feeding practices and use of preventive health services. A hygiene index was created from spot check observations of proxies of hygiene behaviors. Multivariate analyses showed that maternal schooling was the most consistent constraint to both the care and the hygiene index. None of the household-level characteristics were associated with the care index, but better housing quality and access to garbage collection services were associated with better hygiene. Female head of household and larger family size were associated with poorer hygiene. The programmatic implications of these findings for nutrition education and behavior change interventions in Accra are discussed. The focus is on using the information to target the right practices to be modified as well as the main constraints to their adoption.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationArmar-Klemesu, Margaret; Ruel, Marie T.; Maxwell, Daniel G.; Levin, Carol E.; Morris, Saul Sutkover. 2000. The constraints to good child care practices in Accra: implications for programs. FCND Discussion Paper 81. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156565en
dcterms.extent43 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfFCND Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2000
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/125431en
dcterms.subjectchild careen
dcterms.subjectmaternal and child healthen
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen
dcterms.subjecturban healthen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjecturban programmingen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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