Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10471478 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Infancy in indigenous societies is often marked by high morbidity and stunted growth, despite socioeconomic change. ⺠Study incorporates detailed demographic interviews and ethnography among Tsimane Amerindians. ⺠Infant death is greater among young, monolingual Tsimane mothers with short interbirth intervals. ⺠Infant stunting is predicted by small maternal body size, high birth order, and early weaning. ⺠Contrary to widely documented patterns, maternal education among Tsimane does not associate with lower infant mortality.
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Authors
Michael Gurven,