Contextual effects on child health have been investigated extensively in previous research. However, few studies have … community education and family socioeconomic characteristics on child health (as measured by height and weight-for-age Z …-scores), as well as their interactions. We adapted the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) framework to the context …

While correlations between maternal education and child health have been observed in diverse parts of the world, the … causal pathways explaining how maternal education improves child health remain far from clear. Using data from the nationally …-fixed effects. Two pathways are important: human capital (health knowledge) is an especially important advantage for mothers with …

on the gender-specific health outcome of respondents aged 60+ at follow-up over a period of 13 years (for western Germany … analysed self-rated general health as well as the self-reported absence and prevalence of specific diseases which are directly …-up in order to control for selection effects to the health outcome. The analysis was separated by sex to account for gender …

on the gender-specific health outcome of respondents aged 60+ at follow-up over a period of 13 years (for western Germany … analysed self-rated general health as well as the self-reported absence and prevalence of specific diseases which are directly …-up in order to control for selection effects to the health outcome. The analysis was separated by sex to account for gender …

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we investigated the role of childbearing history in later life health … better self-rated health in Western German mothers and fathers aged 50+, but its relationship with Eastern German women …'s physical health and survival is negative. Early motherhood is paralleled by poorer physical health in West Germany, whereas …