Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: evidence from an urban health study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The negative effect of poverty on child health has been well established. However, rapid urbanization in developing countries prompts new research questions relating to socio-cultural practices and other related variables in these settings.

Objective

To examine the association between maternal cultural participation and child health status in impoverished neighbourhoods of Beirut, Lebanon.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 1241 mothers with children aged less than 5 years was conducted from randomly selected households in three impoverished neighbourhoods of diverse ethnic and religious make-up. The outcome variable was child health status (good/bad) as assessed by the mother. Maternal variables, including cultural participation, education, demographic an

SUBMITTER: Khawaja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1794711 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature