Motherhood, migration and mortality in Dikgale: Modelling life events among women in a rural South African community

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 318-323

  Byass, P ^a,b   Alberts, M ^c   Burger, S ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertility; HIV AIDS; Migration; Mortality; Motherhood; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIC; FERTILITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; MOTHERS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79958170971     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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