Rural origin as a risk factor for maternal and child health in periurban Bolivia.
Rapid migration in Latin America is settling rural women and their families next to those of urban origin in sprawling urban settings. Those born and reared in rural areas bring with them knowledge and skills learned and adapted to rural areas; those same skills may be maladaptive in urban areas. Hypothesized is that urban women of rural origin are more likely to have poorer health outcomes for themselves and their children than lifelong urban counterparts. Identification of specific risk factors affecting child and/or maternal health status in peri-urban barrios can assist health workers to target limited resources to those least likely to access available services.
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Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7400.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001838:Bolivia; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D013383:Suburban Population; D014505:Urban Population