In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten Notes Thaby

question 30

Multiple Choice

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes thaby 2004,

• A)one third of the women still had their original project animal.
• B)half of the women had lost their original animals to theft.
• C)only one woman had sold her animal before it had produced a viable kid.
• D)village elders had taken control of all of the buck stations and had begun charging for its services.

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