In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that by 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.
Correct Answer: c
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a. ?10 b. ?15 c. ?20 d. ?30 e. ?40