CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Sultanova, Nargiza |
|---|---|
| Title | Health Promotion in Kyrgyzstan Through Changing Dietary Habits |
| Summary | Cardio vascular and cancerous diseases in Kyrgyzstan are among the three leading causes of death. There are many factors that can bring to the development of such diseases. One of the important risk factors is leading unhealthy life style and as a part of it having unhealthy dietary habits. In turn, dietary habits are influenced by many socio-economic, cultural and behavioral factors. This paper argues that population living in rural areas in Kyrgyzstan has relatively unhealthy dietary habits. These dietary habits include high meat and animal fat food, milk and dairy products as well as relatively low consumption of fruits and vegetables, especially during winter time due to both high seasonality of available food items and cultural reasons. In order to reduce the number of diseases caused by unhealthy dietary habits, there is a need to conduct prevention measures. Conduction of a program with community based elements is advised for Kyrgyzstan in order to empower people in promoting their health. The special target group should be rural women who basically are in charge of cooking for households and thus changing their behavior can benefit more people. |
| Supervisor | Andrew Cartwright |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/sultanova_nargiza.pdf |
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