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‘I decided to go back to work so I can afford to buy her formula’: a longitudinal mixed-methods study to explore how women in informal work balance the competing demands of infant feeding and working to provide for their family
BACKGROUND: In South Africa almost 2 million women work informally. Informal work is characterised by poor job security, low earnings, and unsafe working conditions, with high rates of poverty and food insecurity. The peripartum period is a vulnerable time for many working women. This study explored...
Autores principales: | Luthuli, Silondile, Haskins, Lyn, Mapumulo, Sphindile, Rollins, Nigel, Horwood, Christiane |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709310/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33267866 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09917-6 |
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