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Single Mothers in Poverty in Brazil: Repercussions on Quality of Life and Anxiety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women.

We aimed to identify whether single mother in poverty is a risk factor for household food insecurity, anxiety, and poor quality of life and whether extreme poverty modifies this association. The study included 545 pregnant women or mothers with a monthly per capita income less than half the minimum...

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Published in:Journal of Poverty Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 294 - 309
Main Authors: Dal'Ava Dos Santos, Laura Mendes Toledo, Buccini, Gabriela, Pedroso, Jéssica, Schincaglia, Raquel Machado, de Toledo Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro, de Lima, Rafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcante, Viana, Maria Augusta Correa Barroso Magno, Gubert, Muriel Bauermann
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun/Jul2023
Subjects:
Quality of life
Pregnant women
Single mothers
Postpartum anxiety
Poverty
Minimum wage
Brazil
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:We aimed to identify whether single mother in poverty is a risk factor for household food insecurity, anxiety, and poor quality of life and whether extreme poverty modifies this association. The study included 545 pregnant women or mothers with a monthly per capita income less than half the minimum wage. Single mother is associated with anxiety and poor quality of life in the psychological, physical, and social relationship domains, compared to mothers with a partner. Single mothers in the situation of extreme poverty had higher odds of having trait anxiety and a lower quality of life in the psychological domain.