Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district), Tanzania. II. Weaning.

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  • Author(s): Mabilia M
  • Source:
    Ecology of food and nutrition [Ecol Food Nutr] 1996; Vol. 35 (3), pp. 209-17.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0315073 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0367-0244 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03670244 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Food Nutr
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2002- : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis
      Original Publication: New York, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ltd.
    • Subject Terms:
      Anthropology, Cultural* ; Breast Feeding* ; Culture* ; Ethnicity* ; Infant* ; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* ; Mothers* ; Weaning*; Adolescent ; Africa ; Africa South of the Sahara ; Africa, Eastern ; Age Factors ; Anthropology ; Demography ; Developing Countries ; Family Characteristics ; Family Relations ; Health ; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ; Parents ; Population ; Population Characteristics ; Social Sciences ; Tanzania
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 133561. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00277521.
      Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Anthropology; Anthropology, Cultural*; Beliefs*; Breast Feeding*; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Health; Indigenous Population*; Infant*; Infant Nutrition; Mothers*; Nutrition; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Report*; Social Sciences; Supplementary Feeding*; Tanzania; Weaning*; Youth
      Note: TJ: ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION
      Local Abstract: [PIP] Anthropologic research conducted among the Wagogo, a semipastoral people in central Tanzania, elaborated the critical role that mothers play in the growth and development of their infants during the periods of breast feeding and weaning. 114 mothers recruited from a local health facility were interviewed. Most breast-fed infants are provided with additional foods after 3-4 months, but breast feeding on demand continues. The first traditional baby food is a thin soup of millet flour and water. Over time, more ingredients are added to the gruel and it is thickened. At about 12 months, the infant is given uwugali--a stiff sorghum or millet porridge that is the staple of the adult diet. Many children are completely weaned at 24-30 months for a range of reasons: desire for another pregnancy, the general developmental level of the child, the mother's assessment that her milk supply is dwindling. The weaning process lasts just 1 day. Mothers often place noxious substances on their breasts to repel the child or tell the child an animal defecated on her breasts. When possible, weaning occurs during the rainy season when more food is available. Immediate weaning also occurs if a mother violates the postpartum sex taboo and becomes pregnant again.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19960101 Date Completed: 19981104 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03670244.1996.9991490
    • Accession Number:
      12321374