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Acker, Colette M. "Video Review: Understanding Breastfeeding: Social and Emotional Aspects." Journal of Human Lactation 16, no. 2 (May 2000): 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089033440001600229.
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Abada, Teresa S. J., Frank Trovato, and Nirannanilathu Lalu. "Determinants of breastfeeding in the Philippines: a survival analysis." Social Science & Medicine 52, no. 1 (January 2001): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00123-4.
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Müller, Fabiana Swain, and Isilia Aparecida Silva. "Social representations about support for breastfeeding in a group of breastfeeding women." Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 17, no. 5 (October 2009): 651–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-11692009000500009.
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This study aimed to get to know the social representations about support for breastfeeding in a group of breastfeeding women, as well as to identify the actions in their social environment these women perceive as supportive in their breastfeeding processes. Data were collected through a qualitative approach, using recorded semistructured interviews, organized in accordance with the Collective Subject Discourse and analyzed under the premises of Social Representations Theory. Results showed that the representations of women in this study about support for breastfeeding consist of actions available in the hospital, family and work contexts. In these women's perspective, support is a broad phenomenon that involves aspects of encouragement, promotion and protection to breastfeeding.
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Savina, Gail, and Kathy Kennedy. "The Effect of a Breastfeeding Education Program on Lactational Amenorrhea in the Philippines." Studies in Family Planning 20, no. 4 (July 1989): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1966838.
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Nurgalam Amiraliev, Sabir. "Social and cultural aspects of child feeding early age." NATURE AND SCIENCE 03, no. 04 (October 27, 2020): 32–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.36719/2707-1146/04/32-35.
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Eating habits formed at an early age will have different consequences throughout people's lives. For the first 6 months of life, it is recommended that the baby be exclusively breastfed, as breast milk is the only food that can satisfy all the nutritional and emotional needs of the baby during this period and provide an intense bond between mother and baby. In addition, there is a positive association between the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and a healthier diet in later childhood. Key words: food, eating habits, young children
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Kozakevich, V. K., L. S. Zuzina, O. B. Kozakevich, L. A. Zhuk, and O. I. Melashchenko. "MODERN ASPECTS OF LACTATION SUPPORT AND INFANTS BREASTFEEDING IN THE ACTIVITY OF A FAMILY DOCTOR." Актуальні проблеми сучасної медицини: Вісник Української медичної стоматологічної академії 19, no. 4 (November 13, 2019): 15–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.31718/2077-1096.19.4.15.
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Introduction. Breastfeeding is a natural form of infant nutrition during evolution that determines the optimal formation of baby's health, its physical, mental and intellectual development. The aim of the research. To learn the influence of social, informational and psychological factors on the duration of breastfeeding. Materials and methods. 200 mother-child pairs were examined. Research results. According to the survey, it was found that 86,4 % of children were breastfed in the first month of life. At 6 months, ration contained breast milk approximately 58,5 %, up to 1 year - 29,0 % of the examined children. A children health study, depending on the duration of breastfeeding, showed that healthy children were longer on exceptionally breastfeeding and breastfeeding than those who had any disease during the first year of life. The median duration of exclusive breastfeeding for healthy infants was 3 months and for infants with some disease - 1 month. The breastfeeding support issues in the work of the family doctor, the role of professional advisory help of medical workers for the formation of long and sufficient lactation were discussed. It is established that the use of modern perinatal technologies for pregnancy, childbirth and newborn provides only breastfeeding up to 6 months and optimal breastfeeding. It has found out that the breastfeeding education for mothers, psychological supportive ambience has a positive effect on the duration of breastfeeding and the health of the child. Conclusions. Lactation and breastfeeding is complicated process, but completely controllаble.
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DeVane-Johnson, Stephanie, Cheryl Woods Giscombe, Ronald Williams, Cathie Fogel, and Suzanne Thoyre. "A Qualitative Study of Social, Cultural, and Historical Influences on African American Women’s Infant-Feeding Practices." Journal of Perinatal Education 27, no. 2 (2018): 71–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.27.2.71.
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The purpose of this study was to describe cultural factors influencing African American mothers’ perceptions about infant feeding. Analysis of six focus group discussions of diverse African American mothers yielded sociohistorical factors that are rarely explored in the breastfeeding literature. These factors are events, experiences, and other phenomena that have been culturally, socially, and generationally passed down and integrated into families, potentially influencing breastfeeding beliefs and behaviors. The results from this study illuminate fascinating aspects of African American history and the complex context that frames some African American women’s choice about breastfeeding versus artificial supplementation feeding. This study also demonstrates the need for developing family centered and culturally relevant strategies to increase the African American breastfeeding rate.
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Ching, Constance, Paul Zambrano, Tuan T. Nguyen, Manisha Tharaney, Maurice Gerald Zafimanjaka, and Roger Mathisen. "Old Tricks, New Opportunities: How Companies Violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Undermine Maternal and Child Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 1, 2021): 2381. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052381.
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Breastfeeding is critical to maternal and child health and survival, and the benefits persist until later in life. Inappropriate marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS), feeding bottles, and teats threatens the enabling environment of breastfeeding, and exacerbates child mortality, morbidity, and malnutrition, especially in the context of COVID-19. These tactics also violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. This study identified marketing tactics of BMS companies since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by reviewing promotional materials and activities from 9 companies in 14 countries, and the official Code reporting data from the Philippines. Eight qualitative themes emerged that indicate companies are capitalizing on fear related to COVID-19 by using health claims and misinformation about breastfeeding. Other promotional tactics such as donations and services were used to harness the public sentiment of hope and solidarity. Past studies show that these tactics are not new, but the pandemic has provided a new entry point, helped along by the unprecedented boom in digital marketing. There was a sharp increase of reported violations in the Philippines since the pandemic: 291 during the first months of the outbreak compared with 70 in all of 2019, corroborating the thematic findings. A lack of public awareness about the harm of donations and inadequate Code implementation and enforcement have exacerbated these problems. Proposed immediate action includes using monitoring findings to inform World Health Assembly (WHA) actions, targeted enforcement, and addressing misinformation about breastfeeding in the context of COVID-19. Longer-term action includes holding social media platforms accountable, raising public awareness on the Code, and mobilizing community monitoring.
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Costa Gomes Da Silva, Odete, Mariana Gonçalves De Oliveira, and Sabrina Alapenha Ferro Chaves Costa Lima. "O IMPACTO DAS REDES SOCIAIS NA PRÁTICA DA AMAMENTAÇÃO." Revista Científica Semana Acadêmica 10, no. 224 (July 27, 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.35265/2236-6717-224-12195.
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The practice of breastfeeding is influenced by several aspects, such as age, education, breast complications, use of pacifiers, and professional guidance. Moreover, due to globalization and the introduction of various technologies, social networks have become a factor that can influence women's decision to start and maintain breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of social media on the practice of breastfeeding. This is a quantitative study, exploratory in nature, carried out through the breastfeeding support room of the Estácio do Ceará University Center. The data was collected through a semi-structured interview, which sought to assess the influence of social media on the breastfeeding process. The sample of women interviewed had a mean age of 28.5 years. The prevalence of the marital status of the participants was married, with a family income of over two minimum wages, and with an education level of over ten years. The prevalence of primigravidae was evident. It was concluded that among the mothers interviewed the most used social media is Instagram, and that these mothers who seek information on social media were successful in the tip obtained, thus facilitating the breastfeeding process.
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Primo, Cândida Caniçali, and Marcos Antônio Gomes Brandão. "Interactive Theory of Breastfeeding: creation and application of a middle-range theory." Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 70, no. 6 (December 2017): 1191–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0523.
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ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a breastfeeding theory based on King's Conceptual System. Method: Theoretical study that used analysis of concept, assertion synthesis, and derivation of theory for the creation of a new theory. Results: King's system components were associated with elements of the breastfeeding process and a middle-range theory was created, which describes, explains, predicts, and prescribes breastfeeding by analyzing factors that precede and affect it, as well as their consequences on the breastfeeding process. Conclusion: The Breastfeeding Interactive Model is abstract enough to be applied in different social, cultural, political, and economic contexts, because it conceptualizes breastfeeding in systemic, dynamic, and procedural aspects. Based on a conceptual model of nursing, it contributes to the scientific construction of the subject; however it can also potentially be applied by other professionals involved in breastfeeding assistance.
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Eslami, Susan S., Ronald H. Gray, Ruben Apelo, and Rebecca Ramos. "The Reliability of Menses to Indicate the Return of Ovulation in Breastfeeding Women in Manila, The Philippines." Studies in Family Planning 21, no. 5 (September 1990): 243. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1966504.
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Dharmalingam, A., Chandru Bhaskar, and N. S. Raghupathy. "Awareness, attitude and practice of breast feeding among mothers at tertiary care center, Puducherry, India." International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 6, no. 5 (August 23, 2019): 2108. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20193734.
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Background: The knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding has been prejudiced by demographic, social, cultural, biophysical, and psychosocial factors. About two-thirds of under-five deaths in India are associated with inappropriate infant feeding practices. Objective of this study was to assess the awareness, knowledge and practice of breastfeeding among the mothers attending to the tertiary care institute at Puducherry, India.Methods: This hospital-based, cross-sectional study was carried out among 150 postnatal mothers who attended immunization clinics, post-natal and paediatric wards at the tertiary care hospital at Puducherry collecting data about breastfeeding knowledge and practices using a structured interview.Results: The breastfeeding practices were significantly poorer in terms of initiation, feeding colostrums, timing and frequency of feeding and inclusion of pre-lacteal feeds among obese women compared to the normal weighted mothers. The breastfeeding knowledge and attitude was healthy among the mothers as depicted by the awareness of nutritive value of breast milk by majority (84%) of mothers.Conclusions: The mothers had poor knowledge regarding initiation of breastfeeding and administration of colostrum. There was a positive attitude about exclusive breastfeeding, frequency of feeding and social aspects of breastfeeding.
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Putniòa, Irēna, Silvija Remberga, and Ingrîda Rumba-Rozenfelde. "Feeding Infants with Cow’S Milk and Soy Allergy: Social and Economic Aspects of Efficacy." Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences 67, no. 4-5 (November 1, 2013): 320–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2013-0060.
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Abstract Allergy to cow’s milk protein and/or soy is common among allergic diseases in infants. They appear at an early infant stage and remain important in clinical practice from one up to three years. According to clinical research, cow’s milk allergy affects about 1.9-4.9% of babies and infants, respectively, and in addition some of them also suffer from soy protein allergy. Dietary prevention of allergic protein by its elimination in food is a significant part of treatment, and allows adequate development of babies and restricts the risk of progressive allergic diseases. Securing exclusive breastfeeding is one of the basic principles in successful therapy treatment. However, there are cases when breastfeeding does not prevent the development of cross milk protein allergy. Only adequate special feeding formulas can provide both energy needs and sufficient quantity of proteins (8.9-11.5%) in food when breastfeeding is not possible. Knowledge of effective compensation mechanisms become apparent by analysing the situation in Europe and USA in the area of different available feeding formulas using both the medical insurance system and randomised formula providing tolerance of the mixture at about 90-95%. The goal of research was to determine the correlation between the availability of a special mixture, parental adherence and treatment outcomes. Applying special formulas is a routine part of treatment, and there is no doubt about its efficacy. No compensation mechanisms exist in present-day Latvia, and the current complicated economic situation in Latvia reduces the ability of parents to choose and buy appropriate formula food. Therefore, a substantial part of therapy treatment is unavailable to infants. Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children in Latvia needs special consideration also because of poor knowledge of parents regarding the real situation.
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Alves, Valdecyr Herdy, Diego Pereira Rodrigues, Vitória Regina Petters Gregório, Maria Bertilla Lutterbach Riker Branco, Rosangela de Mattos Pereira de Souza, and Cléria Maria Calheiros da Silva Herdy Alves. "Reflexions about the value of breastfeeding as a health practice: a nursing contribution." Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem 23, no. 1 (March 2014): 203–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-07072014000100024.
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The study aims at the identification and analysis, under the view of the nurses, of the axiological value process of the promotion, protection and support related to the maternal breastfeeding. It presents a qualitative and descriptive approach. 11 acting nurses had participated on the Program of Maternal Breastfeeding - Amiga da Amamentação (Breatsfeeding Friend) Basic Unit Initiative in Rio de Janeiro city. In the analysis, the formulation of thematic categories and the articulation with Max Scheler Value Theory were chosen. The data demonstrated the operational form linked to the guidelines of Health Ministry, as nutritional approach, instead of recovering the breastfeeding woman as a familiar and social value of the care net, which threatens the value of breastfeeding and prevents the entire potential of feeling/knowing/doing. We conclude that the comprehension of the value of care related to biological, cultural and social aspects, grants the breastfeeding caring quality and that it has to be more and more valued and stimulated, as breastfeeding deepens the affection link between mother and child.
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Kronborg, Hanne, and Gerjo Kok. "Development of a Postnatal Educational Program for Breastfeeding Mothers in Community Settings." Journal of Human Lactation 27, no. 4 (November 2011): 339–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334411422702.
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Inconsistency in how professionals can best support the breastfeeding mother after discharge call on further investigation. The authors describe how intervention mapping was used to develop a postnatal breastfeeding support intervention for mothers in community settings. Breastfeeding cessation most often occurred in the first weeks among mothers with low self-efficacy, low confidence, or limited previous breastfeeding experience. Besides learning effective breastfeeding techniques, mothers needed to learn how to recognize their baby’s cues, let the baby regulate meals, gain confidence in producing enough milk, and handle breastfeeding problems. Theory-based methods—such as individualization, skills training with guided practice, reattribution, planning coping responses, and mobilizing social support—were built into a health visitor–delivered program. An 18-hour training course addressed determinants for implementation. Finally, process and effect evaluations were planned. Support of the breastfeeding mother in community settings should address the psychosocial and practical aspects of breastfeeding to prevent premature cessation.
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Nikaiin, Behi Behrokh, Nahrida Nazir, Ambreen Mohammad, Tam Donnelly, Roqaia Ahmed Dorri, and Nish Petal. "Contextual Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Practices Among Arab Women in the State of Qatar." Qualitative Sociology Review 9, no. 3 (July 31, 2013): 74–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.9.3.05.
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Breastfeeding is an important source of nutrition and sustenance for infants and toddlers, and has also been linked to several aspects of emotional, physiological, and psychological developments. Benefits of breastfeeding include lower morbidity and mortality rates in infants, appropriate nutrition for early physiological development, and improved immune system development. Some studies also suggest it may enhance cognitive development and reduce the risk of diabetes. These health benefits positively influence the physiological status of the infant throughout his or her early childhood and adolescence. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding be initiated immediately following birth and continued until the infant is at least 6 months of age. However, according to the UNICEF report, between 2000-2007 in Qatar, only 12% of babies under 6 months were exclusively breastfed. Funded by the QNRP (Qatar Undergraduate Research Experience Program), the goal of this exploratory qualitative study was to find ways to effectively promote breastfeeding practices among Qatari women by investigating factors affecting the ways in which Qatari women (national and nonnational Arab women) make decisions to engage in breastfeeding practices and their overall knowledge of breastfeeding. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 32 Arab mothers as research participants and individual in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant. Results showed that professional support from doctors and nurses, social support from parents and spouse, cultural and religious values, economic ability work restrictions, time, as well as availability of help and care at home, personal challenges, such as perceptions of pain, body image, and body changes, were some of the major factors in making decisions to breastfeed or not.
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Armstrong, Helen C. "Breastfeeding as the Foundation of Care." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 16, no. 4 (December 1995): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482659501600405.
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Breastfeeding, which unites food, health, and care, enhances the child's abilities to elicit good care through superior attachment, rhythmic synchrony, and vision and brain development. Parental responsiveness is increased by bonding, child spacing, and time with the baby Breastfeeding and other forms of care for nutrition share the aspects of interaction, cultural mediation, erosion of traditions, endemic misinformation, small-scale decision-making, and vulnerability to institutional mismanagement. Breastfeeding differs in requiring continuity of the caretaker and in facing social and profit-motivated opposition. Research is needed on adequate care for siblings, effective help for high-risk infants, improved duration, and nutrition of both mother and child in the second year of breastfeeding Despite effective strategies, such as the baby-friendly hospital initiative and community support groups, the challenge remains to move from motivating women to ensuring access to practical and confidence-building support.
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Marcial, Dave E. "ICT SOCIAL AND ETHICAL COMPETENCY AMONG TEACHER EDUCATORS IN THE PHILIPPINES." Information Technologies and Learning Tools 57, no. 1 (February 27, 2017): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.33407/itlt.v57i1.1533.
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This paper presents findings from an empirical investigation of the competency level of social and ethical use of ICT among teacher educators in Central Visayas, Philippines. The study used a survey questionnaire based on the Philippine’s National ICT Competency Standard for Teachers. A total of 383 responses from 76 private and public higher education institutions were included in the analysis. The study reveals that the level of ICT competence in social and ethical domains among the teacher educators is “good.” The result implies that the respondents have the ability to explain and discuss the task but have not experienced the actual social and ethical practices in ICT. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between the level of ICT competence in terms of social and ethical aspects and the respondent’s age, status, type of institution, number of years in teaching, Internet accessibility, and desktop, smartphone and laptop ownership.
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Senkevich, O. A., Z. A. Plotonenko, and O. V. Lemeshchenko. "Medico-social aspects of breastfeeding practice: opinions of mothers of 0-24-month-old babies." Voprosy detskoj dietologii 17, no. 2 (2019): 42–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.20953/1727-5784-2019-2-42-46.
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de Castro, Leonardo D. "The Philippines: A Public Awakening." Hastings Center Report 20, no. 2 (March 1990): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3562610.
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TURNER, LEIGH. "Commercial Organ Transplantation in the Philippines." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 18, no. 2 (April 2009): 192–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963180109090318.
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Countries throughout Asia promote themselves as leading destinations for international travelers seeking inexpensive healthcare. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand are all trying to attract greater numbers of what their promotional campaigns call “medical tourists.” Government tourism initiatives, hospital associations, medical tourism companies, and individual hospitals advertise hip and knee replacements, spinal surgery, cosmetic surgery, and other medical procedures. In contrast to most nations marketing treatments to international patients, the Philippines differentiates itself by selling “all inclusive” kidney transplant packages. Patients from other countries travel to the Philippines and receive kidneys purchased from poor individuals.
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Smith, Nigel Vaughan. "Equality, Justice and Identity in an Expatriate/Local Setting: Which Human Factors Enable Empowerment of Filipino Aid Workers?" Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 6, no. 2 (December 2012): 57–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/prp.2012.10.
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This study explored which of social dominance, social identity and perceptions of organisational justice were most predictive of self-reported empowerment among aid workers in the Philippines (N = 98). Responses to an online survey available in English and Tagalog were obtained from employees of diverse locally operating aid organisations in the Philippines. The survey included composite measures of empowerment, perceived social dominance, social identity and organisational justice. All measures except perceived social dominance performed as theorised in the Philippine context of this study. The best predictor of empowerment was the aspect of organisational justice centering on the fairness of personal interactions (interactional justice; β = .331). An interaction effect between interactional justice and aspects of empowerment and social (Filipino) identity was also observed (β = .233), implying that a secure Filipino identity may act as a buffer to consequences of injustice, all other things being equal. The overall pattern of results suggests that justice plays a more significant role than either social dominance or identity in contributing to empowerment amongst Filipino aid employees. Strikingly, interactional justice may matter more than distributive justice.
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Nurwahyudi, Masrul Isroni. "KONSEP RAD{A<’AH DALAM AL-QURAN (KAJIAN TAFSIR TEMATIK AYAT-AYAT TENTANG MENYUSUI BAYI DALAM PERSPEKTIF MUFASSIR DAN SAINS)." QOF 1, no. 2 (December 15, 2017): 103–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.30762/qof.v1i2.922.
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This paper studied about how the Qur'anic view of the concept of breastfeeding through the interpretation of QS al-Baqarah (2): 233, and QS al-Thalâq (65): 6. To get Comprehensive analysis results, the writer used thematic tafsir as research methodology. The writer tried to relate it to psychological aspects as supporting argument for the hadith information. The concept of breastfeeding in the maximal Qur'an concerns the following: the meaning of radla'ah, the definition of al-walidat, the law of breastfeeding, the duration of breastfeeding, and the provision of the livelihood that should be given to the wife. Like the wisdom of the rad command (a'ah) which Allah calls for in the Qur'an for the disciples to breastfeed their children for two years that is because God knows about the times that a baby needs the love of a mother. At that time the baby is still creating the physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspect. In order for parents are able to carry out God's mandate, then surely the baby will grow and develop with healthy conditions physically and spiritually. This was also supported by findings on breastfeeding problems from a medical and psychiatric perspective. Breastfeeding will provide an opportunity for babies to grow into humans who have more stable emotions and better social development. Breast milk is an important food and the only source of life for babies in the first months of life. The best milk for children is breast milk because with breastfeeding comes the contact of love and affection between mother and child. Mother is the one who is most able to give love and real warmth to the child with her motherly instinct given by God sed.
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Razon, Brando Cabigas. "COVID 19: Impetus for “Community Spirits” among Filipinos." Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology 5, no. 2 (May 6, 2020): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijost.v5i2.24479.
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Virus is a borderline between living and non-living things, not capable of reproduction but only do this process utilizing the machineries of a living cell. For most ordinary people in the Philippines, the corona virus that caused Corona Virus Disease in December 2019 (COVID 19) was not of big importance. The Philippine government was just observing the usual measure such as installing thermal screening in the airports to detect arriving passengers with flu. The virus continued to spread to the whole world. The continuous spread of the virus is the reason why mass media in print, in television, and other forms were used to educate people on how to prevent the spread of the virus. The Philippines positive cases were increasing almost exponentially. The Philippines government was getting more serious on the corona virus problem. President Rodrigo Duterte announced in the evening of March 12, 2020 of the month-long lock down of the whole Metro Manila from March 15 to April 14, 2020 as the country looks forward to contain the COVID 19. Land, domestic air and domestic sea to and from Metro Manila were suspended within the period. Social and religious activities that involved mass gathering were banned. Conferences, seminars and like activities were postponed and people were advised to stay at home. The lock down has brought about both negative and positive things to the government and to the people which can be observed commonly in every place. The negative things could fall into economic, social and psychological aspects. If corona virus brings negative and undesirable things in the community and in the Philippines, there are also positive things that sprouted. It is true indeed that a misfortune or a disaster to a place or persons can be an opportunity to others. Lots of things which are favorable and beneficial to many people and to the nature during the lock down which include economic, social and ecological aspects. The current situation brought by the corona virus that resulted to lock down implemented by the government of the Philippines gives an opportunity to learn the value of compassion and empathy in times of crisis. COVID 19 is bad, but people can also see the good effect of it. In the Philippines, people always boost the morale of our fellow Filipinos to unite in this battle to overcome this crisis and “together, we heal as one”.
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Spannhake, Mariz, Charlotte Jansen, Tatiana Görig, and Katharina Diehl. "“It Is a Very Emotional Topic for Me”—Managing Breastfeeding Problems among German Mothers: A Qualitative Approach." Healthcare 9, no. 10 (October 11, 2021): 1352. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101352.
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Breastfeeding is associated with positive health outcomes for both child and mother. Nevertheless, some women experience breastfeeding problems which commonly lead to early cessation, or not starting breastfeeding at all. Our aim was to explore how women that have difficulties in breastfeeding perceive their situation and how they actively manage it. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 mothers living in Germany who had experienced breastfeeding problems. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Breastfeeding problems occurred due to different reasons and had a huge impact, as evidenced in the four main themes of the findings: individual situation, managing the situation, perceived consequences for relations, feelings, and potential future pregnancies, and perceived health consequences for the mother. They frequently experienced negative emotions, including psychological distress and mental health problems, with perceived negative consequences for the mother–infant-bonding. Trying to actively manage the situation and availability of social support seemed to have a relieving effect, whereas confrontation and lack of understanding worsened the situation. Breastfeeding problems and the inability to breastfeed can have a great influence on maternal well-being. These can affect different aspects of a mother’s life, including the attachment to the child. Providing support for actively managing the situation and supporting the exchange of experience between mothers who perceive breastfeeding problems may help mothers to better deal with their situation. Our findings may help health professionals to understand what these mothers feel and how they can support these women in a sensitive way.
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Amira Kurspahic Mujcic and Amra Mujcic. "Factors associated with breastfeeding duration among women in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 16, no. 2 (November 30, 2022): 318–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.2.1146.
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Breastfeeding is the optimal method of infant feeding bringing short-and long-term benefits for infants, mothers, environment, economy and the entire society. A variety of factors influence and determine breastfeeding duration, including characteristics of the mother, the child and the family, aspects of the health care system, public health and social policies, advertising and promotion of alternative feeding methods. This study aimed to investigate the factors which are associated with breastfeeding duration in a sample of mothers living in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Pediatric Outpatient Department of the Public Institution Primary Health Care Centre of Canton Sarajevo. The study evaluated 150 mothers in three groups according to breastfeeding duration of 50 each (i.e. less than 3 months, 3–5 months and 6 months and more). As an instrument for data collection a questionnaire was used to provide sociodemographic data, information about mother’s health during pregnancy, delivery in baby-friendly hospital and breastfeeding duration. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that delivery in baby-friendly hospital had a significant association with breastfeeding duration of 6 months and more (p=0.023). Maternal age (p=0.873), marital status (p=0.628), maternal education level (p=0.228), maternal employment (p=0.949), self-perceived financial status (p=0.189), maternal health during pregnancy (p=0.874) were not significantly associated with breastfeeding duration of 6 months and more. These results support the importance of the hospital environment and health provider practices in breastfeeding promotion.
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Fazio, Ihana Arrieche, Camila Daiane Silva, Daniele Ferreira Acosta, and Marina Soares Mota. "Alimentação e aleitamento materno exclusivo do recém-nascido: representação social do pai [Feeding and exclusive breastfeeding of newborns: social representation of fathers] [Alimentación y la lactancia materna exclusiva del recién nacido: representación social del padre]." Revista Enfermagem UERJ 26 (August 25, 2018): e26740. http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2018.26740.
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Objetivo: identificar a estrutura e os conteúdos da representação social do pai acerca da alimentação e do aleitamento materno exclusivo e analisar as relações estruturais entre essas representações. Método: estudo qualitativo, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Realizado na maternidade de um hospital universitário ao sul do país, com 54 pais. Coletaram-se os dados por evocações com os termos indutores alimentação do bebê e aleitamento materno exclusivo e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Trataram-se os dados pelo software EVOC e análise de contéudo. pesquisa aprovada com parecer nº 71/2016. Resultados: a palavra aleitamento materno figurou no núcleo central de ambos os termos indutores. Em relação ao aleitamento materno exclusivo, ainda constaram as palavras essencial e exclusivo, demonstrando o aspecto inerente à saúde. Conclusão: a representação dos pais teve como influência os significados de práticas culturais, todavia eles reconhecem o aleitamento materno além do aspecto nutricional, ou seja, valorizam a esfera afetiva dessa prática.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the structure and content of fathers’ social representations of feeding and exclusive breastfeeding, and to analyze the structural relationships among these representations. Method: this qualitative study, based on Social Representations Theory, was conducted with 54 fathers on the maternity ward of a university hospital in south Brazil. Data collected through evocations from the stimulus-terms ‘baby feeding’ and ‘exclusive breastfeeding’, and semi-structured interviews, were treated using EVOC software and contextual analysis. The study was approved in Opinion No. 71/2016. Results: the word ‘breastfeeding’ appeared in the central nucleus of both stimulus-terms. In relation to ‘exclusive breastfeeding’, the words ‘essential’ and ‘exclusive’ were still present, demonstrating that his was inherent to health. Conclusion: fathers’ representations were influenced by the meanings of cultural practices, but they acknowledge breastfeeding beyond its nutritional aspects, that is, they value the affective dimension of this practice.RESUMEN: Objetivo: identificar la estructura y los contenidos de la representación social del padre sobre la alimentación y la lactancia materna exclusiva y analizar las relaciones estructurales entre estas representaciones. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo basado en la teoría de las representaciones sociales. Realizado en la maternidad de un hospital universitario al sur del país, con 54 padres. Se obtuvieron los datos por evocaciones con los términos inductores alimentación del bebé y lactancia materna exclusiva y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los datos se han procesado con el software EVOC y análisis de contenido. Investigación aprobada con dictamen Nº 71/2016. Resultados: la palabra lactancia materna estaba presente en el núcleo central de ambos términos inductores. Respecto a la lactancia materna exclusiva constaron las palabras ‘esencial y exclusivo’, lo que demuestra el aspecto inherente a la salud. Conclusión: la representación de los padres tuvo la influencia de los significados de prácticas culturales, sin embargo reconocen la lactancia materna más allá del aspecto nutricional, es decir, valoran la esfera afectiva de esta práctica.
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MCGRATH, AOIFE. "Sounding a Quietening: Breastfeeding Choreographies and the Sonic–Corporeal Dialogue of Maternal Experience." Theatre Research International 46, no. 2 (July 2021): 148–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307883321000079.
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Let Down (2018) is a practice-as-research (PaR) dance performance that communicates women's experiences of breastfeeding in Northern Ireland, a jurisdiction with one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world, due, in part, to the social stigma attached to breastfeeding in public. Choreographed in collaboration with a composer and social scientists, Let Down is a duet for two lactating women who dance alongside a digitally transposed and augmented soundscape of sonic aspects of maternal experience, and improvise to the live sounds produced by infants in the audience. The work responds to a ‘quietening’ of maternal corporeality in some Western societies through a feminist dramaturgy of sonic disruption that refigures intermedial relations between sound and movement in performance to make unheard experience sensible. Attending to the complex sociopolitical and affective terrain that informed the work's creation, I discuss how a methodology of ‘quietening’ developed during the choreographic process generated space for a dialogue between private and public spheres of experience. I propose that the methodological concept of quietening offers both an alternative approach to choreographies of affect, and a critical framework for questioning representations of socially ‘quietened’ corporealities.
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Wilopo, Siswanto Agus. "Pola, tren, dan perbedaan praktik menyusui di Indonesia: analisis deskriptif peran modernisasi dan budaya tradisional dari data Survei Demografi Kesehatan Indonesia 2007." Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia 6, no. 1 (July 1, 2009): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/ijcn.17688.
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Background : A modernization can lead to the adoption of western behavior while cultural values can also prevails, resulting in rejection of certain aspects of modernity. The question is how such conflicting forces affect breastfeeding practices in Indonesian women. Objective : This study examined modern and traditional factors that may affect pattern, trends and differentials of breastfeeding in Indonesia. Methods : The study based on data from Indonesian Demographic Health Survey (IDHS) conducted in 2007. There were 32.895 women or 19.939 children born after January 2002 and contributed to this information. We used duration of breastfeeding as dependent variables which based on information pertained to the last two children of respondent. The variable was calculated as the number of months that the mother reports having breastfed the child. The early use of supplementary food for children and the use of health services were examined to represent cultural values and modernity respectively. Socio-economic and demographic variables were considered important variables for breastfeeding practices. Kaplan Meier graphs were employed for the analysis of pattern, trends, and differentials of breastfeeding.Result : In Indonesia, the duration of breastfeeding varied between provinces. There was a trend of shortening of duration breastfeding about two months during 5 years period. Factors associated with modernity were significant determinant in shortening breastfeeding practice. These included: type of residence (urban or rual), level of education, prenatal care, previous or ever use of contraceptives, delivery at the hospital, and the use of an infant formula. Conclusion : Factors associated with modernity were significant in terms of early termination of breastfeeding. Traditional factors associated with breastfeeding practice did not show significant roles in maintaining the breastfeeding practice. We recommend to use a social enginering to include breastfeeding practice as a part of modern health practices.
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Martucci, Jessica, and Anne Barnhill. "Examining the use of ‘natural’ in breastfeeding promotion: ethical and practical concerns." Journal of Medical Ethics 44, no. 9 (April 21, 2018): 615–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2017-104455.
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References to the ‘natural’ are common in public health messaging about breastfeeding. For example, the WHO writes that ‘Breast milk is the natural first food for babies’ and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a breastfeeding promotion campaign called ‘It’s only natural’, which champions breastfeeding as the natural way to feed a baby. This paper critically examines the use of ‘natural’ language in breastfeeding promotion by public health and medical bodies. A pragmatic concern with selling breastfeeding as ‘natural’ is that this may reinforce the already widespread perspective that natural options are presumptively healthier, safer and better, a view that works at cross-purposes to public health and medicine in other contexts. An additional concern is that given the history of breastfeeding in the USA, ‘natural’ evokes specific and controversial conceptions of gender and motherhood.
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Woollard, Fiona. "Should we talk about the ‘benefits’ of breastfeeding? The significance of the default in representations of infant feeding." Journal of Medical Ethics 44, no. 11 (August 22, 2018): 756–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-104789.
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Breastfeeding advocates have criticised the phrase ‘breast is best’ as mistakenly representing breastfeeding as a departure from the norm rather than the default for infant feeding. Breastfeeding mothers have an interest in representing breastfeeding as the default, for example, to counteract criticism of breastfeeding outside the home. This connects to an increasing trend to frame feeding babies formula as harmful, which can be seen in research papers, public policy and information presented to parents and prospective parents. (1) Whether we frame infant-feeding decisions in terms of harming or benefit, protection or risk matters because these distinctions are generally morally significant and thus (2) holding that those who decide to use formula ‘harm’, ‘risk harm’ to their babies or describing formula feeding as ‘dangerous’ is likely to contribute to guilt associated with formula feeding and thus to undermine the well-being of vulnerable women. It may undermine attempts to improve breastfeeding rates by leading women to reject information about health outcomes surrounding infant-feeding decisions. However, (3) these distinctions do not apply easily to infant-feeding decisions, in part because of difficulties in determining whether we should treat breastfeeding as the normative baseline for infant feeding. I show that neither the descriptive ‘facts of the matter’ nor moral or pragmatic considerations provide an easy answer before discussing how to respond to these considerations.
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Mendoza, Lorelei C., Gladys A. Cruz, Alejandro N. Ciencia, and Maileenita A. Penalba. "Local Policy and Water Access in Baguio City, Philippines." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 11, no. 1 (January 2020): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2020010101.
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This article focuses on how water users perceive the state of water security and their concerns about water resources in Baguio City using survey data from 300 poor households. The financial and social aspects of the poor household's access to potable water are described before features of the Baguio Water Code on drinking water quality, water permits and groundwater extraction, and rainwater harvesting are tackled. The high expectations that accompanied the approval of this breakthrough legislation to address the city's long-standing water problems which were only partially met as the key provision on water permits remains unimplemented. Drinking water quality and rainwater harvesting have had some success in implementation. Still more needs to be done through measures that rely on the partnership of the local water utility and the city government offices in order to respond to the need of poor households for clean water.
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Preña, Emmanuel M., and Cherrylyn P. Labayo. "Impacts of a ‘Double Disaster’ on Small-Scale Grouper Farmers in the Bicol Region, Philippines." Philippine Social Science Journal 5, no. 4 (December 19, 2022): 55–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.52006/main.v5i4.571.
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The series of devastating typhoons during the COVID-19 pandemic was a remarkable event in the Philippines’ history of natural disasters. This case study documented the impacts of the two overlapping shock events on the livelihood of small-scale grouper farmers in the towns of Ragay and Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Philippines, while reflecting on their coping strategies and social support. The findings revealed that the typhoons induced additional pressure on the well-being of the farmers while they were still dealing with the negative impacts of the pandemic. The contributing aspects to their livelihood vulnerability were attributed to their limited adaptive capacity to withstand various shocks and the susceptibility of their farm sites to repeated natural hazards. The study also identified different coping strategies the farmers undertook, including the roles of social support, in dealing with the impacts of these shocks. Establishing anticipatory action protocols is necessary to manage the long-term impact of repeated shocks to strengthen their livelihood and household resilience.
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Inarejos Muñoz, Juan Antonio. "Mecanismos de representación y control social en dos sociedades coloniales: Filipinas y Vietnam en perspectiva comparadaPolitical representation and social control mechanisms in two colonial societies: the Spanish Philippines and French Indochina in comparative perspective." Vínculos de Historia. Revista del Departamento de Historia de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, no. 6 (May 31, 2017): 230. http://dx.doi.org/10.18239/vdh.v0i6.277.
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RESUMENEn este artículo se plantea un análisis comparativo de los mecanismos de representación política y control social implantados en dos sociedades coloniales: las Filipinas españolas y la Indochina francesa. Este tema forma parte de una investigación más amplia centrada en la selección de las élites locales filipinas durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y los proyectos de reforma de los sistemas de representación local vietnamita bajo dominio colonial francés. Se trazan en clave comparativa las principales similitudes y diferencias con los mecanismos de representación y control social desplegados en ambos escenarios, aspectos claves a la hora de comprender las razones que determinaron el final de ambas experiencias coloniales en el sudeste asiático.PALABRAS CLAVE: Filipinas, Indochina, colonialismo, elecciones locales, podermunicipal.ABSTRACTThis study presents a comparative analysis of the political representation and socialcontrol implemented in two colonial societies: the Spanish Philippines and French Indochina. This topic is part of a broader study focused on the selection of the native elite in the Spanish Philippines in the nineteenth century and on the projects to reform local representation in French Indochina. The main similarities and differences in the representation and social control mechanisms in both scenarios are described as they are key aspects when it comes to understanding the end of these two colonial experiences in South East Asia. This diverse tool kit included the political use of productive resources, individual conduct reports, the development of clientelist networks, the manipulation of religious beliefs, abuse and repression.KEY WORDS: Philippines, Indochina, colonialism, municipal elections, local power.
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Woollard, Fiona, and Lindsey Porter. "Breastfeeding and defeasible duties to benefit." Journal of Medical Ethics 43, no. 8 (February 10, 2017): 515–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103833.
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Callahan, Laura Frances. "Moral reasons not to breastfeed: a response to Woollard and Porter." Journal of Medical Ethics 45, no. 3 (September 19, 2018): 213–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-104989.
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Woollard and Porter argue that mothers have no moral duty to breastfeed their babies. Rather, mothers simply have moral reason(s) to breastfeed, stemming from the benefits of breast feeding for babies. According to Woollard and Porter, doing what one has moral reason to do is often supererogatory, not obligatory. I agree that mothers have no moral duty to breastfeed. However, it is misleading to suggest that mothers in general have moral reason to breastfeed and to liken not breastfeeding to not performing some supererogatory action. I will suggest mothers in general have pro tanto, but not all-things-considered, moral reason to breastfeed. Moreover, I suggest many mothers also have pro tanto moral reasons not to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is not always supererogatory; indeed, sometimes not breastfeeding is morally better. This is important because it contradicts dangerous assumptions in public discourse. One way of characterising popular consensus about breastfeeding is as Woollard and Porter do: mothers have a duty to breastfeed. But we might also characterise popular consensus differently: all moral reasons for/against breastfeeding are on the ‘pro’ breastfeeding side of the issue, whereas if there are any (good) reasons not to breastfeed these are non-moral (prudential). Woollard and Porter’s argument is important and correct in concluding that mothers have no duty to breastfeed, but it leaves this other false and dangerous idea intact and even subtly reinforces it.
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Brines, Juan, and Claude Billeaud. "Breast-Feeding from an Evolutionary Perspective." Healthcare 9, no. 11 (October 28, 2021): 1458. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111458.
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Lactation is the most critical period of mammal feeding given the compulsory dependence on milk of the offspring during a more or less extensive period following birth. This has also been the case for the human species until relatively recent times when heterologous milk processing has allowed the alternative of artificial lactation. The advantages and disadvantages of natural and artificial lactation (formula) have been widely discussed from the biological, psychological and cultural perspectives, without reaching a general agreement among the breastfeeding women themselves or among the health professionals concerned. On the subject of breastfeeding, the information available is enormous but as in other instances, the excess of it has often made it difficult to acquire objective knowledge on the matter that has hindered decision-making in specific circumstances. This situation is understandable given the diversity and the innumerable contingencies that the mother and health professionals must face in their natural and social (cultural) environments. To reduce these difficulties and taking into consideration the biological and cultural aspects involved in infant feeding, this article analyzes some aspects of the subject from the point of view of biological evolution as the mother-child dyad, mother-infant conflicts, in particular the conflict of weaning, late-onset primary lactase deficiency and the prevention from childhood of adult diseases. All of which allows to offer a testimony of gratitude and respect to women who have assumed the responsibility of breastfeeding their infants because without them the human species would not have existed.
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Tariga, Jonathan Necor, Dyanika Paray Nolasco, and Syrille Joyce Raspado Barayuga. "Food consumption habits of consumers in the Philippines: Changes amidst the pandemic." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 10, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 662. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v10i3.20823.
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A quantitative descriptive strategy was applied to identify food patterns for Filipino consumers before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Sampling was carried out using simple random sampling techniques. An electronic-questionnaire served as primary research instrument and was distributed through social media platforms to which 80 out of 250 responses were selected. Simple quantitative analysis such as mean value, frequency distribution and percentage were utilized. Results showed that the most of the respondent’s diet has wellness, social and psychological influence. Organic diet desires and self-cooking practices are continuing to grow. The study also showed that the essential aspects of food choice, health, quality and safety are increasingly being taken into account. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the habits of food intake to healthier, influencing even the preference of consumed food. Thus, this study can be used as a theoretical guide especially for factors influencing the eating patterns during a pandemic. Ergo, food establishments can make use of the results to strategize to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by improving product quality on the basis of consumer needs and demands.
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Freeh, Athra'a Hameed, and Ayman Abdel-Qader Al-Hiti. "Al-Bayhaqi’s Preferred Opinions in his Book Al-Khilafiyat-Chapter of Breastfeeding." Journal of the College of Education for Women 31, no. 4 (December 28, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.36231/coedw.v31i4.1423.
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This research is a comparative jurisprudential study that focuses on Imam Al-Bayhaqi’s preferred opinions in his book Al-Khilafiyat (The Disagreements), the part of Al-Rida’a (Breastfeeding). It is considered one of the most important familial topics that is concerned with organizing the social relations in Islam, strengthens the family ties and that prevents the family disintegration due to the ignorance and lack in comprehending Sharia laws (Islam law) in all aspects. The study follows the inductive and descriptive method. It aims at examining the prohibition of marriage when breastfeeding takes place at the time of woman’s conversion to Islam or during her infidelity period. It further aims at verifying the prohibition that helps to know the most correct point of view among jurists. That is; to know whether or not the preference of Imam Al-Bayhaqi’s opinion or other jurists is the correct issue in his book, Al-Khilafat. This preference depends on the strength of the transmission evidence inferred by each doctrine. The study has found that five times of separate breastfeeding leads to sense of prohibition, and that the period that a mother should wean her child in infancy is that of two years only.
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Morisky, Donald E., Melanie Peña, Teodora V. Tiglao, and Kenn Y. Liu. "The Impact of the Work Environment on Condom Use among Female Bar Workers in the Philippines." Health Education & Behavior 29, no. 4 (August 2002): 461–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019810202900406.
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The purpose of this research is to examine how condom use is affected by specific aspects of the work environment: (1) social-structural and environmental influences and constraints, (2) mandatory condom use policy, and (3) the level of social influence and reinforcement between manager and employee. A total of 1,340 bar workers and 308 nonestablishment freelanceworkers comprise the study group. In establishments where a condom use policy exists, female barworkerswere 2.6 times more likely to consistently use condoms during sexual intercourse comparedwith establishments that do not have such a policy in place. The results suggest a need for the development of comprehensive educational policies in all entertainment establishments, including regular meetings with employees, reinforcing attendance at the Social Hygiene Clinic, promoting AIDS awareness, making condoms available in theworkplace, and mandating 100% condom use behavior among all employees.
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García Ubaque, Juan Carlos. "Cultural aspects regarding public health." Revista de Salud Pública 16, no. 4 (September 6, 2014): 489–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v16n4.52752.
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It is often perceived that cultural aspects represent a limitation which must be considered when regarding the development and implementation of public health intervention activities is often perceived, usually because there are varying degrees of difficulty concerning relationships, communication and understanding between communities and experts in this particular field. Nevertheless, different social groups’ beliefs and practices still survive and carry great force when addressing the various issues of interest regarding public health, as shown by the articles in this issue of the journal on such issues as cardiovascular risk factors, smoking and alcohol consumption, breastfeeding, physical activity, health service access, nutrition, healthcare team-patient-family relationship or implementing specific risk eradication, control or mitigation actions. However, there is relatively little public health-related information concerning how this issue can be understood and addressed, possibly because consensus is still lacking between sociologists and anthropologists working in the healthcare field. It would thus seem clear that more research is needed in this field, so that, while advances have been made regarding a situational description, advances should also be made in constructing diagnostic and intervention methodologies which would be truly accessible to those who (without being experts on this topic) are taking on the operational work amongst communities, so that cultural matters cease being a barrier and become rather an opportunity for the collective reconstruction of knowledge and practice regarding public health It may be realistic to consider formal and informal regulatory aspects, a sense of identity and belonging to a particular group and implicit or explicit power and control mechanisms incorporated into a group of interest’s everyday life as themes and possible starting points for such an approach. It is thus important to approach how these aspects are expressed in the home, jobs and public spaces (i.e. the three major areas of modern life) and as embodied in speech, language, customary practices, relationships and social organisation.
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Suzuki, Nobue. "Carework and Migration: Japanese Perspectives on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 16, no. 3 (September 2007): 357–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/011719680701600303.
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This paper details the context of the reception of Filipino careworkers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Following the reduction in the deployment of Filipina/o entertainers in Japan since March 2005, the potential deployment of careworkers to Japan has generated much interest in the Philippines. However, many aspects of careworker migration are not well understood. The primary objective of this paper is thus to clarify the social conditions surrounding the JPEPA to better understand the various issues involved in carework in Japan. Towards this end, the paper discusses the following: the attempt of the state to reduce the costs of carework; state policies on foreign workers and the prospect of bringing in Filipino careworkers under the JPEPA; the responses of government institutions, medical and labor organizations to careworker migration; the process of careworker migration as provided in the JPEPA; and possibilities of cooperation between Filipinos already in Japan and incoming careworkers.
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Giray, Louie Galvez, Loraine Cerillo, and Bien Justine Cruz. "INSIGHTS ON THE EXPLORATION OF FOOD CULTURE OF TWO PROVINCIAL PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES." TRIBUTE: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES 2, no. 1 (July 14, 2021): 6–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.33369/tribute.v2i1.13924.
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This manuscript is compilation of insights on the food culture of Malolos, Bulacan and Mexico, Pampanga in the Philippines. The paper discusses factors that affect the food cultures in the said places. The paper has three major parts: (1) food as a social symbol; (2) food diversity; and (3) food history. The researchers resulted into a conclusion that the food cultures of Malolos, Bulacan and Mexico Pampanga have their own characteristics, especially in terms of the taste, but also share some similarities in terms of food preparation and some of its origins and symbols. These aspects were all affected by different factors such as foreign colonization, scarcity of food, availability of resources, religious beliefs, adaptability of the people in the current situation and innovation.
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Stanley, Janet, and John Stanley. "The Importance of Transport for Social Inclusion." Social Inclusion 5, no. 4 (December 28, 2017): 108–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v5i4.1289.
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Links between mobility, social exclusion and well being, and matters related thereto, have been an important focus of research, planning and policy thinking in the land use transport field for about the past two decades, in places such as the UK, Australia, South Africa, North America and parts of South America. This introductory paper to the journal volume on <em>Regional and Urban Mobility: Contribution to Social Inclusion</em> summarizes some of the key literature in the field during that period, illustrating how research sometimes takes a place-based approach and at other times focuses on groups of people likely to be at risk of mobility-related social exclusion. The ten articles in this journal volume explore aspects of these relationships, mainly through the lens of at risk groups, across a number of social-spatial settings. Articles draw on case studies from the Philippines, UK/Germany, UK/Colombia, Lisbon, Gilgat-Baltistan, Turkey and Japan, providing a broad set of contexts. The different language and frameworks used by researchers from different professional backgrounds, as illustrated in this volume, highlights some of the barriers that need to be confronted in progressing policy to improve the lot of people experiencing mobility-related social exclusion.
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Pagaduan-Lopez, J. "Medical professionals and human rights in the Philippines." Journal of Medical Ethics 17, Suppl (December 1, 1991): 42–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.17.suppl.42.
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Gomez, Norma. "Climate change and adaptation on selected crops in Southern Philippines." International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 7, no. 3 (August 17, 2015): 290–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm-03-2013-0014.
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Purpose – This paper aims to assess the vulnerability of the farmer-respondents in Southern Philippines, specifically Region XI and XII, to climate change. Design/methodology/approach – This study conducted an empirical analysis of the impact of climate change on maize (Zea mays), banana (Musa sapientum) and durian (Durio zibethinus) production. Furthermore, it estimated the determinants of adaptation to climate change and its corresponding effect on farm productivity. The analysis used primary data from 541 farmer-respondents producing maize, banana and durian in the 6 provinces and 18 municipalities of the sample areas. Findings – Based on the probit estimate results, farmers adaptation decisions were influenced by information about future climate change conditions, social capital, access to formal extension and farmer-to-farmer extension. The author found from the stochastic frontier estimation in the production function that climate change adaptations exerted a significant impact on farm productivity. It helped in coping with the adverse effects and risk of climate change while increasing agricultural productivities of the farmer-respondents. Originality/value – This research paper will be an addition to the body of knowledge on the socioeconomic aspects on the climate change and adaptation on the production of maize, banana and durian in the case of a developing country like Southern Philippines. This will bring more insights into the adaptation strategies that are crucial to cope with climatic variability and change.
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McDade, Thomas W., Calen Ryan, Meaghan J. Jones, Julia L. MacIsaac, Alexander M. Morin, Jess M. Meyer, Judith B. Borja, Gregory E. Miller, Michael S. Kobor, and Christopher W. Kuzawa. "Social and physical environments early in development predict DNA methylation of inflammatory genes in young adulthood." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 29 (July 3, 2017): 7611–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1620661114.
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Chronic inflammation contributes to a wide range of human diseases, and environments in infancy and childhood are important determinants of inflammatory phenotypes. The underlying biological mechanisms connecting early environments with the regulation of inflammation in adulthood are not known, but epigenetic processes are plausible candidates. We tested the hypothesis that patterns of DNA methylation (DNAm) in inflammatory genes in young adulthood would be predicted by early life nutritional, microbial, and psychosocial exposures previously associated with levels of inflammation. Data come from a population-based longitudinal birth cohort study in metropolitan Cebu, the Philippines, and DNAm was characterized in whole blood samples from 494 participants (age 20–22 y). Analyses focused on probes in 114 target genes involved in the regulation of inflammation, and we identified 10 sites across nine genes where the level of DNAm was significantly predicted by the following variables: household socioeconomic status in childhood, extended absence of a parent in childhood, exposure to animal feces in infancy, birth in the dry season, or duration of exclusive breastfeeding. To evaluate the biological significance of these sites, we tested for associations with a panel of inflammatory biomarkers measured in plasma obtained at the same age as DNAm assessment. Three sites predicted elevated inflammation, and one site predicted lower inflammation, consistent with the interpretation that levels of DNAm at these sites are functionally relevant. This pattern of results points toward DNAm as a potentially important biological mechanism through which developmental environments shape inflammatory phenotypes across the life course.
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Williamson, Iain, Dawn Leeming, Steven Lyttle, and Sally Johnson. "Evaluating the audio-diary method in qualitative research." Qualitative Research Journal 15, no. 1 (February 2, 2015): 20–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrj-04-2014-0014.
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Purpose – Audio-diary methods are under-utilised in contemporary qualitative research. The purpose of this paper is to discuss participants and researchers’ experiences of using audio-diaries alongside semi-structured interviews to explore breastfeeding experiences in a short-term longitudinal study with 22 first-time mothers. Design/methodology/approach – The authors provide a qualitative content analysis of the participants’ feedback about their experiences of the audio-diary method and supplement this with the perspectives of the research team based on fieldwork notes, memos and team discussions. The authors pay particular attention to the ways in which the data attained from diaries compared with those from the interviews. Findings – The diaries produced were highly heterogeneous in terms of data length and quality. Participants’ experiences with the method were varied. Some found the process therapeutic and useful for reflecting upon the development of breastfeeding skills whilst negative aspects related to lack of mobility, self-consciousness and concerns about confidentiality. Researchers were positive about the audio-diary method but raised certain ethical, epistemological and methodological concerns. These include debates around the use of prompts, appropriate support for participants and the potential of the method to influence the behaviour under scrutiny. Interview and diary accounts contrasted and complemented in ways which typically enriched data analysis. Practical implications – The authors conclude that audio-diaries are a flexible and useful tool for qualitative research especially within critical realist and phenomenological paradigms. Originality/value – This appears to be the first paper to evaluate both participants and researchers’ experiences of using audio-diaries in a detailed and systematic fashion.
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Pintor, Lynlei, and Josefina Dizon. "Water Governance Framework in Sta. Cruz River Watershed, Laguna, Philippines." Journal of Environmental Science and Management 22, no. 1 (September 25, 2019): 54–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47125/jesam/2019_1/05.
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Since food security relies on sustainable water supply, this study developed an irrigation water governance framework in order to achieve an effective water irrigation supply. It was conducted in Pila and Sta. Cruz, Laguna with 176 members of the 26 Irrigation Associations. Spearman Rho correlation was used to analyzed the relationship between water governance variables and availability of water. Hindering factors include insufficient water supply during the dry season, deforestation and quarrying, and the limited funds for rehabilitation of the irrigation canals. Majority of the respondents positively declared that their rice production is enough for their household consumption. However, they occasionally experience rice shortage due to strong typhoon and dam was damage by strong typhoon but there is still food security at the household level since rice is available in the market.There is a positive strong linear association between management of water resources and regulation of irrigation water and availability of water. Regulation of irrigation water and the availability of irrigation water were found to have a strong linear relationship. The IA is at the core of the water governance model since ownership of the irrigation system was already transferred by the NIA to the IA. With these, the study recommended that the political, social, and economic aspects, and administrative systems should be taken into consideration. However, various institutions play a vital role for the IA to address the different factors. Through this, good water governance can be achieved resulting to water security thereby achieving rice security.
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Balabeykina, Olga. "The religion impact on social and economic aspects of the life (on example of the Roman Catholic church of the Philippines)." Pskov region studies journal, no. 43 (2020): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.37490/s221979310008622-7.
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