Physical Activity and Pregnancy Norms Among Daasanach Semi‐Nomadic Pastoralist Women in Northern Kenya
Results suggest that physical activity differs with market integration early, but not late, in pregnancy. Daasanach women cope with the energetic demands of pregnancy by reducing physical activity late in pregnancy and receiving assistance with labor tasks from family and neighbors.
Authors
- Srishti Sadhir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-5892)
- David R. Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7300-2635)
- Amanda McGrosky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-4310)
- Asher Y. Rosinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9587-1447)
- Sylvia N. Wemanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-1632)
- Leslie B. Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-5105)
- Rahab N. Kinyanjui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2032-8321)
- Emmanuel Ndiema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-2924)
- Herman Pontzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2397-6543)
- Rosemary Nzunza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0900-3833)
- Husna Mashaka
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Elon University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DE)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- National Museums of Kenya (KE)
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (DE)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Rice University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24174
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Canadian Public Health Association
- National Institute on Aging