An investigation into the influence of socioeconomic variables on gestational Body Mass Index in pregnant women living in a peri-urban settlement, South Africa

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1732-1741

  Davies, H R ^a,b   Visser, J ^a   Tomlinson, M ^a   Rotherham Borus, M J ^c   LeRoux, I ^d   Gissane, C ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Philani Nutrition Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gestational body mass index; Peri urban settlement; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871815960     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0869-7     Document Type: Article

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