Maternal caregiving capabilities are associated with child linear growth in rural Zimbabwe

• Main Authors: Joice Tome (Author), Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya (Author), Rachel R. Makasi (Author), Robert Ntozini (Author), Andrew J. Prendergast (Author), Katherine L. Dickin (Author), Gretel H. Pelto (Author), Mark A. Constas (Author), Lawrence H. Moulton (Author), Rebecca J. Stoltzfus (Author), Jean H. Humphrey (Author), Cynthia R. Matare (Author), for the Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Between birth and 2 years, children's well‐being depends on the quality of care they receive from caregivers, primarily their mothers. We developed a quantitative survey instrument to assess seven psychosocial characteristics of women that determine their caregiving ability ('mate...