Tanaka, Rie Tsuji, Mayumi Shimono, Masayuki Morokuma, Seiichi Morisaki, Naho Kusuhara, Koichi Kawamoto, Toshihiro
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Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community
Although breastfeeding has various benefits for mothers and children, there are several barriers to continuing breastfeeding practices. However, little is known about the relationship between breastfeeding in Japan and maternal socioeconomic circumstances. Based on data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (n = 75,742), we evaluated mate...
wang, min yunbei, ma
At present, China is the world’s largest carbon emitter and has also made significant efforts in energy conservation and emission reduction. This study utilized the EDGAR dataset of remote-sensing image inversion to investigate the spatial heterogeneity and clustering patterns of carbon emissions across 2184 counties in China through a data-driven ...
faye, lindiwe modest hosu, mojisola clara apalata, teke
This study investigated the characteristics and outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in selected rural healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. A retrospective review of clinical records from 456 patients, covering the period from January 2018 to December 2020, revealed a statistically significant relationship between DR...
pereira-payo, damián pastor-cisneros, raquel mendoza-muñoz, maría carrasco-marcelo, lucía
Introduction: Evidence supports the relationships between socioeconomic status and access to health care, incidence of pathologies, and lifestyle. Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate whether there are associations between having a household income below the poverty line, and participation in unhealthy lifestyle habits, the preval...
de oliveira, roberta teixeira césar, paulo ametista, yoko ferreira, aline alves salles-costa, rosana
Food insecurity (FI) is a persistent issue in Brazil, with significant disparities existing across the country’s macroregions. This study investigated the food acquisition locations and types of foods purchased at different levels of FI, utilizing data from 57,920 households in the 2017–2018 Brazilian Household Budget Survey. Food acquisition locat...
sadeghvaziri, eazaz javid, ramina omidi, hananeh arafat, mahmoud
Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly gaining popularity due to their environmental benefits, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Considering the sociodemographic factors that influence the adoption of EVs is essential when developing equitable and efficient transportation policies. This article leverages the National Household Travel Survey (...
Mumba, Chisoni Kasanga, Bertha Mwamba, Chisanga T. Sichilima, Timothy Siankwilimba, Enock Sitali, Doreen C. Munkombwe, Joshua Banda, Reuben Muma, John Bwalya
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Introductions The low participation of small-scale farmers in livestock markets in sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia, is a major inhibitor to private sector investment in the livestock subsector. Despite the immense potential of the livestock industry to bolster the economic development of countries in this region, several socioeconomic, environ...
Sandri, Elena Cantín Larumbe, Eva Capoferri, Michela Cerdá Olmedo, Germán Werner, Lisa Ursula Vega-Bello, M. Jesús
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background Although Spain has traditionally followed the Mediterranean diet, in recent years, changes have become noticeable in the food preferences of the population. These changes include adopting new diets and dietary trends, such as plant-based diets, intermittent fasting and raw food diets. These choices are influenced by cultural, social and ...
sáez-ramírez, daniela m. chacon-torrico, horacio hernández-vásquez, akram
Background: Despite global efforts to promote universal salt iodization, iodine deficiency remains a public health issue in developing countries. Objectives: This study assessed the proportion and sociodemographic characteristics of households consuming adequately iodized salt in 49 low- and middle-income countries. Methods: Data from DHS surveys o...
Sharma, Lucky Rana, Narendra Kumar Dube, Shiva Kant
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Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
The enhancing risk from human action and multi-hazard interaction has substantially complicated the hazard-society relationship. The underlying vulnerabilities are crucial in predicting the probable impact to be caused by multi-hazards. Thus, the evaluation of social vulnerability is decisive in inferring the driving factor and preparing for mitiga...
