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Teenage births and final adult height of mothers in India, 1998-1999.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15768773     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper investigates the statistical association between teenage births and the physical growth path of these mothers. It draws on data on the height of ever-married women aged 15-49 and their birth histories collected in India's National Family Health Survey in 1998-99, and shows that there was a negative relationship between final adult height of women and the number of births they had as teenagers. Using multiple regression analysis, it is shown that this negative relationship is robust to confounding factors such as standard of living, urban-rural residence, state of origin in India and age of the women.
Authors:
Lance Brennan; John McDonald; Ralph Shlomowitz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of biosocial science     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0021-9320     ISO Abbreviation:  J Biosoc Sci     Publication Date:  2005 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-16     Completed Date:  2005-03-31     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0177346     Medline TA:  J Biosoc Sci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  185-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Body Height*
Child
Female
Humans
India
Maternal Age*
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence / statistics & numerical data*
Rural Population
Social Class

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