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Maternal employment in agriculture is associated with adverse child health outcomes, including higher risks of diarrhea, respiratory disease, and reduced healthcare seeking.
Programs supporting rural women in agriculture must address the time burden of farm work. Providing accessible childcare and healthcare services can help mitigate the negative health impacts on children when mothers are engaged in agricultural labor.
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children of mothers in agricultural work... are more likely to contract both diarrhea and respiratory disease, and are less likely to be treated and immunized... risk of rural infant mortality is 50% higher if the mother works in agriculture
Why this rating
Based on observational studies; one high-quality study shows strong links, but causal attribution is difficult.
Source
Agriculture and nutrition in India: mapping evidence to pathways
Suneetha Kadiyala et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014
DOI 10.1111/nyas.12477
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