Does religiosity affect health risk behaviors in pregnant and postpartum women?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-632

  Page, Robin L ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Lee, Jinwoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health risk behaviors; Low birth weight; Pregnant and postpartum women; Religious attendance; Religious salience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349105749     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0394-5     Document Type: Article

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