Abstract:
The Nutritional status of women in Pakistan is not homogenous, because of the interconnection of gender with other forms of exclusion in the society. There is considerable diversity in the nutritional status of women across classes, regions in the rural/urban divide due to un-even socioeconomic development in the impact of nutritional status on income generating activities. Socio-economic and cultural factors simultaneously influence both women`s nutritional status and their nutritional related roles. The main objectives of the present study were: to investigate the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of rural women, to find out the women`s nutritional status and their role/participation in income generating activities. Most of the respondents were illiterate and a few had graduate level of education. Majority of the respondents received their income by themselves. Most of the respondents took vegetables daily, fruits weekly and milk daily. Multistage sampling technique was applied for the selection of 160 females in the selected area.
Page(s):
155-156
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Year: 2006