Beatrice Schnell-Anzola|Meredith L. Rowe|Robert A. Levine
Literacy as a pathway between schooling and health-related communication skills: a study of Venezuelan mothers
University of Chicago
article addresses mechanisms womens schooling might affect survival health children theoretical model proposed academic literacy skills serve pathway formal schooling maternal healthrelated behaviors model tested multivariate analyses interview literacy data 161 mothers poor urban community venezuela results show academic literacy skills women learned school retained adulthood predict healthrelated communication skills beyond amount schooling received importance female schooling developing countries discussed