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Guo, Fuyu; Xiong, Huayi; Qi, Xinran; Takesue, Rie; Zou, Siyu; He, Qiwei; Frasco, Eric; Wang, Hanyu; Tang, Kun – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Maternal health-seeking behavior (MHSB) is crucial for maternal health. However, little is known about MHSB in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This study aims to evaluate the situation and socioeconomic associates of MHSB in the DRC. Based on the responses of 8,360 participants in a nationally representative survey, we adopted a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Mothers, Access to Health Care
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Epstein, Beth; Grant, Therese; Schiff, Melissa; Kasehagen, Laurin – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Identifying how maternal residential location affects late initiation of prenatal care is important for policy planning and allocation of resources for intervention. Purpose: To determine how rural residence and other social and demographic characteristics affect late initiation of prenatal care, and how residence status is associated…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Place of Residence, Smoking, Females
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Trent, Katherine; Harlan, Sharon L. – Journal of Family Issues, 1994
Investigated household arrangements of adolescent mothers. Data from 1980 U.S. Census showed that arrangements varied by marital status, race/ethnicity, age, number of children, and central city residence. Found differences by race/ethnicity in how other variables related to household arrangements. Household arrangements were related to school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Early Parenthood, Employment
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Al-Khameesa, Nedaa A. – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the extent of safety measures taken by mothers to prevent serious injuries to their pre-school children in the home, and the factors that influence mothers' behaviour in taking these safety measures. Design: A self-completion questionnaire based on a Five Level Likert Scale was used in the study.…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mothers, Safety, Questionnaires
Edgar, Eugene – 1995
This final report summarizes findings of the First Decade Project, which examined factors related to the successful transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities. Subjects were two cohorts of graduates from 1985 and 1990, including all special education graduates (N=488) and randomly selected nondisabled graduates (N=610) from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, College Attendance, Disabilities
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Han, Wen-Jui – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
Utilizing data on approximately 16,000 children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten Cohort and a rich set of mediating factors on 16 immigrant groups, this paper examined the associations between children's immigrant generation status and their academic performance. The changes in academic achievements during kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten