Leprosy is a public health problem in Brazil. Epidemiological control actions are based on the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy patients and household contact surveillance. Serological tests for leprosy could identify from among the contacts those at greater risk of developing leprosy in the future. ML Flow was administered to 2,840 household contacts of new leprosy cases diagnosed from Octob...

I ALL THE MAJOR CHALLENGES CURRENTLY FACING the world, whether it is climate change, terrorism and conflict or urbanization and demographic shifts, no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. To reduce poverty sustainably, however, reducing household vulnerability and increasing household resilience are also necessary. This aspect is often overlooked by policy-makers. For instan...

Using the unit data from the second round of the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS-II), 2011-2012, which covered 42,152 households, this paper examines the association between multidimensional poverty, household environmental deprivation and short-term morbidities (fever, cough and diarrhoea) in India. Poverty is measured in a multidimensional framework that includes the dimensions of educa...

The design and development of a smart monitoring and controlling system for household electrical appliances in real time has been reported in this paper. The system principally monitors electrical parameters of household appliances such as voltage and current and subsequently calculates the power consumed. The novelty of this system is the implementation of the controlling mechanism of applianc...

The relation between household income, food intake, and nutritional status in less developed countries is examined, and a framework that explicitly relates household behavior patterns with public policy options designed to improve the nutritional status of the rural and urban poor is presented. For rural areas, nutritional and health status depends largely upon the levels of private inputs pro...

BACKGROUND Poor maternal mental health has a negative impact on child growth and development. The objective of the study was to find out the associated factors of maternal common mental disorders (CMD) in an urban slum area of Bangladesh. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out from September to November 2013 among conveniently selected 264 mothers having under-five children at Kam...

Although China has experienced a booming development of urbanization since reform and opening-up, China's urbanization level is currently overestimated, which is mainly reflected by the large portion of agricultural population who cannot enjoy the benefits of urban residents contained in China’s urban population. This paper elucidates the problems arising in China's urbanization process and pro...

BACKGROUND How socio-demographic factors influence women's autonomy in decision making on health care including purchasing goods and visiting family and relatives are very poorly studied in Nepal. This study aims to explore the links between women's household position and their autonomy in decision making. METHODS We used Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2006, which provided data on eve...