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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Women’s perceptions of their husband’s drinking behavior as a risk factor of their health-related quality of life in the postpartum period


The objective of this study is to investigate the association between women’s perceptions of their husband’s drinking behavior and their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the postpartum period.

Our study adds evidence supporting the negative association between of husbands’ alcohol drinking and their wives’ health as measured by the SF-36 HRQOL, especially for mental health.

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