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Abstract
The nursing behaviour of rural Nepali women, from two castes inhabiting the same village, is quantified on the basis of 2202 hr of continuous and direct day-time observation over 1 year. Feed duration, interval, total time and daily frequency are examined in relation to women's work, particularly the type of subsistence activity and seasonality. 'Opportunity' feeds are governed both by infant demands and maternal activity. Caste differences in birth intervals are also discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Agricultural Workers--women; Asia; Behavior; Birth Spacing; Bonding; Breast Feeding; Caste--women; Child Care; Child Rearing; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Health; Housework--women; Human Resources; Infant Nutrition; Interpersonal Relations; Labor Force; Marriage; Methodological Studies; Microeconomic Factors; Nepal; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural Population--women; Seasonal Variation; Separation; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Studies; Time Factors
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Year: 1991 PMID： 2061343 DOI： 10.1017/s0021932000019179
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320