Vaughan, M;
Dube, A;
Namadingo, H;
Crampin, A;
Gondwe, L;
Kapira, G;
Mbughi, J;
(2018)
Dietary change, noncommunicable disease and local knowledge: results of a small-scale study of the views of older Malawians.
Wellcome Open Research
, 3
, Article 158. 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14887.1.
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Abstract
Interviews were conducted with a small group of Malawians over the age of 60 in rural Karonga district and in Area 25 of the capital, Lilongwe. We asked their views on the changes in diet that had taken place over their lifetimes and also on the causes of 'noncommunicable' diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in their communities. Their answers generally confirmed research showing that dietary diversity is decreasing in Malawi, but many of our interviewees also recalled that hunger was more frequently experienced in the past. Our interviews revealed that though the essential rural diet based on either maize or cassava appears superficially largely unchanged, there have been significant changes in the varieties of crops grown, methods of production and food processing. Many of our interviewees were concerned that the application of chemical fertiliser and pesticides was harming their health.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Dietary change, noncommunicable disease and local knowledge: results of a small-scale study of the views of older Malawians |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14887.1 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14887.1 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2018 Vaughan M et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Malawi, nutrition, agriculture, NCDs |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > SHS Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063893 |
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