This study identifies relationship among socio-economic and environmental factors with life expectancy in Africa. Socio-economic indicators were collected from international databases for 46 African countries. In this study, correlation coefficient were used to be ablo determine linear relationships between paired socio-economic variables. And also, regression analysis used for identification o...

This study attempts to understand the socio-economic conditions and working condition of leather tannery workers. The leather tanning industry and leather related industry give employment and business opportunities for many people. The rising cost of living compels the tannery workers to take up the job. The tannery workers are exposed to lot of chemicals for low wages. But this leads to health...

BACKGROUND The influence of social support on health was explored among gender and socio-economic groups with the aim of contributing to the explanation of socio-economic health differences among Slovak adolescents. METHODS The sample consisted of 2616 Slovak adolescents (52.4% male, 47.6% female, mean age 15 years). The data were assessed by a self-reported questionnaire including measures o...