BACKGROUND Some scholars claim that marriage is an outmoded institution, decoupled from the childbearing process in Sweden. However, it is likely that the presence of children is still linked to marriage, since most children born to cohabiting couples experience the marriage of their parents. The temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage may be informative as to the meaning of marriage. OB...

background: in order to promote preventive skin cancer behaviors among high school students an educational program developed applying the precede model.  this study describes the process of planning a skin cancer preventive program (scpm) designed for high school students in teheran. methods: the development of the scmp started with a comprehensive review of the literature. this included a revi...

background: this study provided the theoretical basis for program development through a new conceptualization of the concept of family physician related health care. methods: critical interpretive synthesis (cis) was used to carry out qualitative analysis and synthesis of the literature from 2006 until 2015. at the beginning of cis, the search strategy was designed to access electronic database...

background: mothers’ empowerment in breast-feeding is a key motivational and psychological factor for continuous breast-feeding. therefore, this study was designed to examine the effects of family-centered educational-supportive program on mothers’ empowerment in breastfeeding. materials and methods: in this random clinical trial, pregnant women who met inclusion criteria were gradually selecte...

OBJECTIVE: Despite the devastating impact of child marriage (marriage before the age of 18 years) on health, no study has yet evaluated its impact onmental health in the general adult population. This article presents nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and psychiatric comorbidity of child marriage among women in the United States. METHODS: Data were d...

OBJECTIVE: Despite the devastating impact of child marriage (marriage before the age of 18 years) on health, no study has yet evaluated its impact onmental health in the general adult population. This article presents nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and psychiatric comorbidity of child marriage among women in the United States. METHODS: Data were d...

In 1957 the state of Mississippi amended its marriage law. Changes included raising the minimum age for men and women, parental consent, compulsory blood tests and proof of age. As a result, the number of marriages performed in Mississippi fell by more than 60 percent in 2 years. This paper examines the impact of the change in marriage law on marriage rates, fertility and educational attainment...

OBJECTIVE: Despite the devastating impact of child marriage (marriage before the age of 18 years) on health, no study has yet evaluated its impact onmental health in the general adult population. This article presents nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and psychiatric comorbidity of child marriage among women in the United States. METHODS: Data were d...

OBJECTIVE: Despite the devastating impact of child marriage (marriage before the age of 18 years) on health, no study has yet evaluated its impact onmental health in the general adult population. This article presents nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and psychiatric comorbidity of child marriage among women in the United States. METHODS: Data were d...

OBJECTIVE: Despite the devastating impact of child marriage (marriage before the age of 18 years) on health, no study has yet evaluated its impact onmental health in the general adult population. This article presents nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and psychiatric comorbidity of child marriage among women in the United States. METHODS: Data were d...