Robert A. Levine|Sarah Levine|Meredith L. Rowe|Beatrice Schnell-Anzola
Maternal literacy and health behavior: a Nepalese case study
Harvard University|Harvard University|Harvard University|Harvard University
article addresses question whether literacy could mediating relationships schooling maternal health behavior populations undergoing demographic transition recent studies literacy directly assessed suggest literacy pathway demographic change literacy skills 167 urban rural mothers schoolaged children lalitpur district kathmandu valley nepal assessed tests reading comprehension academic language proficiency health media skills health narrative skill part studies urban rural communities included maternal interview ethnographic fieldwork contexts family life health care female schooling regression analysis data indicates retention literacy skills adulthood influence health behavior ethnographic evidence shows selective bias school attainment account results direct assessment studies recommended