Parental pregnancy intention and early childhood stunting: Findings from Bolivia

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Shapiro Mendoza, Carrie ^a,c   Selwyn, Beatrice J ^a   Smith, David P ^a   Sanderson, Maureen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Family planning services; Fathers; Fertility; Malnutrition; Mothers; Pregnancy; Unwanted

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD GROWTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHERS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INTENTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18444416071     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh354     Document Type: Article

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