Social Capital, Women's Autonomy and Smoking Among Married Women in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon
Women s Health IssuesPublished 1 March 2010
Rima Afifi, Rima Nakkash, Marwan Khawaja
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The results support the conclusion that determinants of women's tobacco use are multilayered, and include social capital and women's autonomy, and suggest that younger and older married women may be influenced by differential determinants.
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Our results support the conclusion that determinants of women's tobacco use are multilayered, and include social capital and women's autonomy. Our results also suggest that younger and older married women may be influenced by differential determinants. Reasons for these differences are explored. Interventions may need to be tailored to each age group separately.
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