Mothers' reading skills and child survival in Nigeria: Examining the relevance of mothers' decision-making power

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 152-160

  Smith Greenaway, Emily ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Decision making power; Mothers' reading skills; Nigeria; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SURVEY; LITERACY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MOTHERS EDUCATION; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NIGERIA; READING;

CHILD MORTALITY; DECISION-MAKING POWER; MOTHERS' READING SKILLS; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84886300617     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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