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Self-rated health and teenage pregnancies in Roma women: Increasing height is associated with better health outcomes

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2019
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Čvorović, Jelena
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Abstract
This paper reports on the association between early marriage, age at first reproduction and height, as an indicator of childhood environment, and maternal health outcomes among traditional Roma women in Serbia. Demographic data, marital and reproductive histories, height, weight and self-rated health were collected from 414 Roma women living in rural settlements in Serbia in 2015–2017. Data analysis showed that higher age and weight were associated with a greater risk of poor health, greater height contributed to reduced risk of poor health while reproductive variables were insignificant. The study provides evidence that the long-term effects of early childbearing may not always be associated with poorer health status. As indicated by the differences in height, it is likely that women who were capable of reproducing very early on and staying healthy in later life were probably very healthy to begin with. The results probably reflect both the biological and social differenc...es of early childhood. Aside from height, the traditional Roma marriage pattern and social benefits may have an additional protective effect on the health of women.

Keywords:
height / health / Roma / women
Source:
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019, 51, 3, 444-456
Publisher:
  • Cambridge core
Funding / projects:
  • Identity Strategies: Contemporary Culture and Religiosity (RS-177028)

DOI: 10.1017/S0021932018000196

ISSN: 0021-9320

WoS: 000466148100009

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85048270729
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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6782
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https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6782
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TY  - JOUR
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and maternal health outcomes among traditional Roma women in Serbia.
Demographic data, marital and reproductive histories, height, weight and
self-rated health were collected from 414 Roma women living in rural settlements
in Serbia in 2015–2017. Data analysis showed that higher age and
weight were associated with a greater risk of poor health, greater height contributed
to reduced risk of poor health while reproductive variables were
insignificant. The study provides evidence that the long-term effects of early
childbearing may not always be associated with poorer health status. As indicated
by the differences in height, it is likely that women who were capable
of reproducing very early on and staying healthy in later life were probably
very healthy to begin with. The results probably reflect both the biological
and social differences of early childhood. Aside from height, the traditional
Roma marriage pattern and social benefits may have an additional protective
effect on the health of women.
PB  - Cambridge core
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author = "Čvorović, Jelena",
year = "2019",
abstract = "This paper reports on the association between early marriage, age
at first reproduction and height, as an indicator of childhood environment,
and maternal health outcomes among traditional Roma women in Serbia.
Demographic data, marital and reproductive histories, height, weight and
self-rated health were collected from 414 Roma women living in rural settlements
in Serbia in 2015–2017. Data analysis showed that higher age and
weight were associated with a greater risk of poor health, greater height contributed
to reduced risk of poor health while reproductive variables were
insignificant. The study provides evidence that the long-term effects of early
childbearing may not always be associated with poorer health status. As indicated
by the differences in height, it is likely that women who were capable
of reproducing very early on and staying healthy in later life were probably
very healthy to begin with. The results probably reflect both the biological
and social differences of early childhood. Aside from height, the traditional
Roma marriage pattern and social benefits may have an additional protective
effect on the health of women.",
publisher = "Cambridge core",
journal = "Journal of Biosocial Science",
title = "Self-rated health and teenage pregnancies in Roma women: Increasing height is associated with better health outcomes",
pages = "444-456",
volume = "51",
number = "3",
doi = "10.1017/S0021932018000196",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6782"
}
Čvorović, J.. (2019). Self-rated health and teenage pregnancies in Roma women: Increasing height is associated with better health outcomes. in Journal of Biosocial Science
Cambridge core., 51(3), 444-456.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932018000196
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6782
Čvorović J. Self-rated health and teenage pregnancies in Roma women: Increasing height is associated with better health outcomes. in Journal of Biosocial Science. 2019;51(3):444-456.
doi:10.1017/S0021932018000196
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6782 .
Čvorović, Jelena, "Self-rated health and teenage pregnancies in Roma women: Increasing height is associated with better health outcomes" in Journal of Biosocial Science, 51, no. 3 (2019):444-456,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932018000196 .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6782 .

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