Agadjanian Victor, Jansen Natalie A
Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1415 Jayhawk Boulevard, Fraser Hall 716, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA.
J Relig Health. 2018 Aug;57(4):1458-1472. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0526-6.
In sub-Saharan settings, parental religion may have important implications for children's health and well-being. Using survey data from rural Mozambique, we examine the relationship between women's religion and the likelihood of their children being chronically malnourished (stunted). Multivariate analyses show that children of religiously affiliated women are significantly less likely to be stunted than children of non-affiliated women. We also find a strong advantage of mainline Protestants, especially compared to members of Pentecostal-type denominations, net of other factors. We relate this advantage to two historically rooted characteristics of mainline Protestantism: its connections to the public health sector and higher levels of women's autonomy that it fosters.
在撒哈拉以南地区，父母的宗教信仰可能对儿童的健康和幸福有着重要影响。利用来自莫桑比克农村的调查数据，我们研究了女性的宗教信仰与其子女长期营养不良（发育迟缓）可能性之间的关系。多变量分析表明，有宗教信仰的女性的子女比无宗教信仰的女性的子女发育迟缓的可能性显著更低。我们还发现，在排除其他因素后，主流新教徒具有很强的优势，尤其是与五旬节派类型教派的成员相比。我们将这一优势与主流新教两个历史根源性特征联系起来：它与公共卫生部门的联系以及它所培养的更高水平的女性自主权。
