Childcare practices in three Asian countries

Childcare practices of commercial sex workers.

OBJECTIVE To determine the childcare practices of commercial sex workers (CSWs). DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and December 2000 during which a structured questionnaire was administered. SETTING Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS Three hundred eighty five CSWs and four focus group discussions (FGDs) held. Health cards from 126 under five years o...

How Far Behind Are the South Asian Countries in Relation to East Asian

We define as South Asian countries those countries that start with Iran and end with Bangladesh in Asia. Wethen use export statistics in terms of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) for 14 industrial sectors tomeasure distances of export capabilities for these countries in relation to the “Western” developed and EastAsian countries. Statistical methods such as multidimensional scaling and ...

Urban Transportation in Asian Countries

Large cities in Asia have unique transport problems. Traffic management alone is limited in solving the problems of urban transportation, and introduction of guided transit systems separate from ground-level transport is essential in solving these problems. This article describes some of the recent measures, including finance resources, taken to solve Asian urban transportation problems. The ad...

Eggs and Poultry Purchase, Storage, and Preparation Practices of Consumers in Selected Asian Countries

The objective of this study was to begin characterizing purchase, storage, handling, and preparation of poultry products and eggs by selected consumers in three Asian countries: India, Korea, and Thailand. Approximately 100 consumers in each location were recruited to participate in this study. The consumers were surveyed about eggs and poultry purchase behavior characteristics, such as tempera...

Dietary practices of Asian diabetics.