Labor migration and child mortality in Mozambique

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2530-2538

  Yabiku, Scott T ^a   Agadjanian, Victor ^a   Cau, Boaventura ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Labor migration; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; LABOR MIGRATION; MALE; MORTALITY RISK;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; MOZAMBIQUE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLYGAMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROLE STRESS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84869505905     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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