Interrelatedness of women's health-behaviour cognitions: A dyadic study of female family members on carrying heavy loads during pregnancy in Nepal.

Female Nepali family members' cognitions about carrying heavy loads during pregnancy and postpartum are interrelated. Including female family members in interventions to help women manage their reproductive health in low-resource populations seems promising. These novel findings add to the growing body of research indicating the importance of including a dyadic perspective when understanding and changing health behaviour.