Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda

• Main Authors: Patience Tugume (Author), Abubakar Sadik Mustafa (Author), Abdul Walusansa (Author), Samuel Ojelel (Author), Evelyne B. Nyachwo (Author), Emmanuel Muhumuza (Author), Maria Nampeera (Author), Fredrick Kabbale (Author), Jamilu.E. Ssenku (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Food taboos and cultural beliefs among pregnant and breast-feeding women influence their food consumption patterns and hence the health of women and unborn children. Cognizant of their neglect in programs aimed to ameliorate hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women i...