Children of the Street: Why are they in the Street? How do they Live?

How Many are they and How Do they live?

This paper attempts to define the common people of India in terms of levels of consumption and examines their socio-economic profile in different periods of time since the early 1990s with a view to assessing how the economic growth process has impacted on their lives. The findings should worry everyone. Despite high growth, more than three-fourths of Indians are poor and vulnerable with a leve...

Street foods in Accra, Ghana: how safe are they?

OBJECTIVE To investigate the microbial quality of foods sold on streets of Accra and factors predisposing to their contamination. METHODS Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 117 street vendors on their vital statistics, personal hygiene, food hygiene and knowledge of foodborne illness. Standard methods were used for the enumeration, isolation, and identification of bacter...

How do healthy older pedestrians walk when they cross the street?

About 54% of pedestrians killed on French roads are over 60 years old (ONISR, 2012), whereas this age group represents less than 24% of the French population (INSEE, 2013). Factors such as slowdown of decision-making, reduction of walking speed, and difficulty of adopting sufficient safety margins can explain that over-representation of older pedestrians in traffic accidents (e.g. Lobjois & Cav...

Who are they and where do they live?

Marketing today is becoming an essential component of the management of any practice. As dentistry becomes more and more competitive, it is essential that people know who you are and what you stand for. This can only occur first if you know who they are and where they live.

Holding relationships in general practice: what are they? How do they work? Are they worth having?