Family Characteristics

"Family Characteristics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Size and composition of the family.

Descriptor ID	D005191
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315 I01.240.361 I01.880.853.150.423 N01.224.361 N01.824.308 N06.850.505.400.400
Concept/Terms	Family Characteristics Family Characteristics Characteristic, Family Characteristics, Family Family Characteristic Family Size, Average Family Size, Average Average Family Size Average Family Sizes Family Sizes, Average Family Size, Expected Family Size, Expected Expected Family Size Expected Family Sizes Family Sizes, Expected Family Size, Ideal Family Size, Ideal Family Sizes, Ideal Ideal Family Size Ideal Family Sizes Generations Generations Head of Household Head of Household Household Head Household Heads Households Households Household Matriarchy Matriarchy Matriarchies One-Person Household One-Person Household Household, One-Person Households, One-Person One Person Household One-Person Households Patriarchy Patriarchy Patriarchies Couples Couples Family and Household Family and Household Household and Family Family Demography Family Demography Demographies, Family Demography, Family Family Demographies Family Life Surveys Family Life Surveys Family Life Survey Life Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Life Family Size Family Size Family Sizes Family Size, Completed Family Size, Completed Completed Family Size Completed Family Sizes Family Sizes, Completed Family Size, Desired Family Size, Desired Desired Family Size Desired Family Sizes Family Sizes, Desired

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Family Characteristics".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Family Characteristics [N06.850.505.400.400]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Family Characteristics".

Family Characteristics
Marital Status

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Bar chart showing 36 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2012 and 2014 and 2021 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	3	3
2014	1	2	3
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	1	1	2

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Banks LM, Goyal D, Ngoc LA, Rotenberg S, Marks S, Hunt X, Hameed S, Minh HV, Mai VQ. Effect of COVID-19 on livelihoods of people with and without disabilities: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 3 urban areas of Viet Nam. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jan; 18(1):101674.

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Sinha P, Ezhumalai K, Du X, Ponnuraja C, Dauphinais MR, Gupte N, Sarkar S, Gupta A, Gaikwad S, Thangakunam B, Paradkar M, Christopher DJ, Mave V, Viswanathan V, Ellner JJ, Kornfeld H, Horsburgh CR, Padmapriyadarsini C, Gupte A. Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection-a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 07 19; 79(1):233-236.

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Bangham C, Zack RM, Nelson E, Liu X, Codner A, Hicks JM, Greece JA. Assessing the effect of adverse economic events on severity of hunger among food pantry clients. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1286094.

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Sin DD, Doiron D, Agusti A, Anzueto A, Barnes PJ, Celli BR, Criner GJ, Halpin D, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Montes de Oca M, Papi A, Pavord I, Roche N, Singh D, Stockley R, Lopez Varlera MV, Wedzicha J, Vogelmeier C, Bourbeau J. Air pollution and COPD: GOLD 2023 committee report. Eur Respir J. 2023 05; 61(5).

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Codner A, Zack RM, Liu X, Bangham C, Nelson E, Hicks JM, Greece JA. Socio-demographic factors associated with hunger among food pantry users in Eastern Massachusetts. J Nutr Sci. 2023; 12:e53.

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Ribeiro Dos Santos G, Buddhari D, Iamsirithaworn S, Khampaen D, Ponlawat A, Fansiri T, Farmer A, Fernandez S, Thomas S, Rodriguez Barraquer I, Srikiatkhachorn A, Huang AT, Cummings DAT, Endy T, Rothman AL, Salje H, Anderson KB. Individual, Household, and Community Drivers of Dengue Virus Infection Risk in Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand. J Infect Dis. 2022 10 17; 226(8):1348-1356.

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Rogers S, Garg A, Tripodis Y, Brochier A, Messmer E, Gordon Wexler M, Peltz A. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children. BMC Pediatr. 2022 03 24; 22(1):155.

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Song M, Hayman LL, Lyons KS, Dieckmann NF, Musil CM. Assessing Cardiometabolic Health Risk Among U.S. Children Living in Grandparent-Headed Households. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec; 61:331-339.

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Deyoe JE, Amisi JA, Szkwarko D, Tran DN, Luetke M, Kianersi S, Lee SH, Namae J, Genberg B, Laktabai J, Pastakia S, Rosenberg M. The Relationship Between Household Microfinance Group Participation and Vaccine Adherence Among Children in Rural Western Kenya. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Nov; 25(11):1725-1734.

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Mowafi H, Rice B, Nambaziira R, Nirere G, Wongoda R, James M, Group GW, Bisanzo M, Post L. Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country. Injury. 2021 Sep; 52(9):2657-2664.

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