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Seasonality, climate change, and food security during pregnancy among indigenous and non-indigenous women in rural Uganda: Implications for maternal-infant health

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dc.contributor.author Bryson, J.M.
dc.contributor.author Patterson, K.
dc.contributor.author Berrang-Ford, L.
dc.contributor.author Lwasa, S.
dc.contributor.author Namanya, D.B.
dc.contributor.author Twesigomwe, S.
dc.contributor.author Kesande, C.
dc.contributor.author Ford, J.D.
dc.contributor.author Harper, S.L.
dc.contributor.author Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro
dc.contributor.author Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio
dc.contributor.author Namanya, D.
dc.contributor.author Ford, J.
dc.contributor.author Berrang-Ford, L.
dc.contributor.author Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet
dc.contributor.author Lwasa, S.
dc.contributor.author Edge, V.
dc.contributor.author Indigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change Research Team
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-13T20:50:58Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-13T20:50:58Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9118
dc.description.abstract Background Climate change is expected to decrease food security globally. Many Indigenous communities have heightened sensitivity to climate change and food insecurity for multifactorial reasons including close relationships with the local environment and socioeconomic inequities which increase exposures and challenge adaptation to climate change. Pregnant women have additional sensitivity to food insecurity, as antenatal undernutrition is linked with poor maternal-infant health. This study examined pathways through which climate change influenced food security during pregnancy among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in rural Uganda. Specific objectives were to characterize: 1) sensitivities to climate-associated declines in food security for pregnant Indigenous women; 2) women's perceptions of climate impacts on food security during pregnancy; and 3) changes in food security and maternalinfant health over time, as observed by women. Methods Using a community-based research approach, we conducted eight focus group discussions - four in Indigenous Batwa communities and four in non-Indigenous communities - in Kanungu District, Uganda, on the subject of climate and food security during pregnancy. Thirty-six women with ≥1 pregnancy participated. Data were analysed using a constant comparative method and thematic analysis. Results Women indicated that food insecurity was common during pregnancy and had a bidirectional relationship with antenatal health issues. Food security was thought to be decreasing due to weather changes including extended droughts and unpredictable seasons harming agriculture. Women linked food insecurity with declines in maternal-infant health over time, despite improved antenatal healthcare. While all communities described food security struggles, the challenges Indigenous women identified and described were more severe. Conclusions Programs promoting women's adaptive capacity to climate change are required to improve food security for pregnant women and maternal-infant health. These interventions are particularly needed in Indigenous communities, which often face underlying health inequities. However, resiliency among mothers was strong and, with supports, they can reduce food security challenges in a changing climate. © 2021 Bryson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseries PLoS ONE
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject adult en_US
dc.subject female en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject climate change en_US
dc.subject clinical article en_US
dc.subject pregnant woman en_US
dc.subject article en_US
dc.subject child health en_US
dc.subject infant en_US
dc.subject agriculture en_US
dc.subject constant comparative method en_US
dc.subject drought en_US
dc.subject food insecurity en_US
dc.subject food security en_US
dc.subject human experiment en_US
dc.subject mother en_US
dc.subject perception en_US
dc.subject pregnancy en_US
dc.subject seasonal variation en_US
dc.subject thematic analysis en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.subject weather en_US
dc.title Seasonality, climate change, and food security during pregnancy among indigenous and non-indigenous women in rural Uganda: Implications for maternal-infant health en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247198
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.02
dc.relation.issn 1932-6203


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