Book

Maternal and child health in a Siamese rice village: nutritional aspects, studies in Bang Chan, 1952-1954

Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program (39) • Published In 1959 • Pages: x, 70

By: Hauck, Hazel Marie, Rajatasilpin, Anusith, Indrasud, Sapha, Sudsaneh, Saovanee, de la Paz, Silvia, Smith, Barbara J..

Abstract
This study on the nutritional conditions for mothers and children in Bang Chan was undertaken by Hauck with the aid of several trained assistants. Data on the quality and quantity of food intake during different developmental stages and at different seasons were collected and correlated with ontogenetic data. Infants and children in Bang Chan increased steadily in height, but the rate of increase tended to be less than that of infants observed in a baby clinic in Bangkok and much less than is usual for Western infants. This, as well as the relatively small size of adults in this area, may be evidence of unsatisfactory nutrition. An appendix presents the information schedule used during the field study.
Subjects
Ontogenetic data
Nutrition
Diet
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Nutritionist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sigrid Khera ; Helen Bornstein ; 1970-1972
Field Date
1952-1954
Coverage Date
1952-1954
Coverage Place
village of Bang Chan, near Bangkok, Thailand
Notes
by Hazel M. Hauck ; with the assistance of Anusith Rajatasilpin, Sapha Indrasud, Saovanee Sudsaneh, Silvia de la Paz and Barbara J. Smith
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49)
LCCN
60063474
LCSH
Thais