Female house ownership drives the positive association between matriliny and women’s health in Meghalaya (India)
Matrilineal kinship, which traces descent through the mother’s lineage, has been shown to have health benefits for both women and children, but the specific practices by which matriliny enhances female health outcomes remain unclear. In this study, we analysed the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey...
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Bulletins et mémoires de la société d’anthropologie de Paris
2025
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| Samenvatting: | Matrilineal kinship, which traces descent through the mother’s lineage, has been shown to have health benefits for both women and children, but the specific practices by which matriliny enhances female health outcomes remain unclear. In this study, we analysed the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey data from Meghalaya, India (4,109 women, 809 men, 3,197 children), a region where matrilineal and non-matrilineal communities coexist with a mixed combination of post-marital residence and inherit... |
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