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SummaryThe practice of dowry is widespread in India and refers to the payment of cash/gifts by the bride's family to the bridegroom's family before marriage. Though prohibited by law, dowry is widely practised, and often contributes to severe injuries and even death of young brides. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors for dowry demand and dowry harassment and its psychosocial correlates across different social strata in India, and also by husband and mother-in-law characteristics. In a cross-sectional survey of 9938 women in rural, urban and urban non-slum sites across India conducted in 1998–99, dowry demand was found to be significantly higher (p<0.001) in the urban non-slum and rural areas (26% and 23% respectively) than in urban slum areas (18%). Overall, 17% of groom's families were not satisfied with the dowry, this being higher in rural areas (21%) than in urban slum and non-slum areas (about 14% in both). The overall prevalence of dowry harassment among this group of women was 13.3%. Mothers-in-law who had themselves experienced dowry demand were 14 (95% CI 5.0–40.4) and 5 (95% CI 1.3–18.9) times more likely to demand and harass daughters-in-law over dowry, respectively. Another significant risk factor for dowry-related harassment was mother-in law's status in the family. Interventions related to modifiable risk factors, such as increased social support at the community level, should help reduce dowry harassment.

<strong></strong><p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong>We set out to determine if a primarily Internet-delivered behavioral weight loss intervention produced differ­ential weight loss in African American and non-Hispanic White women, and to identify possible mediators.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Design: </strong>Data for this analysis were from a randomized controlled trial, collected at baseline and 4-months.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Setting: </strong>The intervention included monthly face-to-face group sessions and an Internet component that participants were recom­mended to use at least once weekly.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Participants: </strong>We included overweight or obese African American and non-Hispanic White women (n=170), with at least weekly Internet access, who were able to attend group sessions.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Intervention: </strong>Monthly face-to-face group sessions were delivered in large or small groups. The Internet component included automated tailored feedback, self-monitor­ing tools, written lessons, video resources, problem solving, exercise action planning tools, and social support through message boards.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Main outcome measure: </strong>Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate race group differences in weight change.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>Non-Hispanic White women lost more weight than African American women (-5.03% vs.-2.39%, P=.0002). Greater website log-ins and higher change in Eating Behavior Inventory score in non-Hispanic White women partially mediated the race-weight loss relationship.</p><p class="Default"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The weight loss disparity may be addressed through improved website engagement and adoption of weight control behaviors. <em></em></p><p class="Default"><em>Ethn Dis. </em>2018;28(1):43-48; doi:10.18865/ed.28.1.43.</p>