Lone mothers' time allocations: choices and satisfactions

The Employment of Lone Mothers in Denmark and Great Britain

Mothers’ experiences and satisfactions with health extension program in Jimma zone, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND Although mothers are the fundamental unit of interventions in Health Extension Program in Ethiopia, their experiences and satisfactions with the service remain unstudied. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess mothers' experiences and satisfaction with health extension service. METHODS A community based cross sectional study was conducted in Jimma Zone, Oromiya, Ethiopia. Three ...

Understanding how education/support groups help lone mothers

BACKGROUND Lone-mother led families are at increased risk of psychosocial disadvantage, social isolation and mental health morbidity. Community-based programs are more accessible for families seeking assistance. We examine the experiences of eight lone mothers participating in a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a community-based education/support group program using mixed methods. ...

Mortality among lone mothers in Sweden: a population study.

BACKGROUND An increasing number of lone mothers are experiencing financial and health disadvantages. Our aim was to assess mortality among lone mothers compared with mothers with partners. METHODS In this population-based study, overall and cause-specific mortality, between 1991 and 1995, was estimated for 90,111 lone mothers and 622,368 mothers with partners from data collected in the Swedis...

The Evolution of Welfare Participation among Canadian Lone Mothers