RURAL ORIGIN AS A RISK FACTOR FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IN PERIURBAN BOLIVIA

Rapid migration in Latin America is settling rural women and their fam ilies next to those of urban origin in sprawling urban settings. Those born and reared in rural areas bring with them knowledge and skills l earned and adapted to rural areas; those same skills may be maladaptiv e in urban areas. Hypothesized is that urban women of rural origin are more likely to have poorer health outcomes for themselves and their c hildren than lifelong urban counterparts. Identification of specific r isk factors affecting child and/or maternal health status in peri-urba n barrios can assist health workers to target limited resources to tho se least likely to access available services.