The Health of Navajo Women: Findings from the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey, 1991–19921

• Published in: The Journal of nutrition Vol. 127; no. 10; pp. 2128S - 2133S
• Main Authors: Strauss, Karen F., Mokdad, Ali, Ballew, Carol, Mendlein, James M., Will, Julie C., Goldberg, Howard I., White, Linda, Serdula, Mary K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.10.1997
• Subjects: American Indians; cancer screening; chronic disease; Navajo women; pregnancy; American Indians; cancer screening; chronic disease; pregnancy; Navajo women

Cancer-screening behaviors, reproductive history, risk behaviors during pregnancy and chronic disease risk factors were examined in a representative sample of 566 Navajo women residing on the Navajo Reservation in 1991–1992. Among all women 15 y and older, 59% were overweight, 4% were current smoker...