There is a dearth of knowledge about the social determinants of substance use among young pregnant-involved Indigenous women in Canada from their perspectives. As part of life history interviews, 17 young pregnant-involved Indigenous women with experiences with substances completed a participant-generated mapping activity CIRCLES (Charting Intersectional Relationships in the Context of Life Exp...

conclusions an increase in the time spent on sport and home activities, even after considering other influential factors, was related to low birth weight. results in the present research, based on the results of multiple logistic regression test, an increase in the time spent on sport activities (or = 2.20) and home activities (or =1.44) (p = 0.003) was accompanied by increased chance of giving...

in this commentary, we endorse concerns about the health impact of the trans-pacific partnership (tpp), paying particular attention to its mechanisms for investor state dispute settlement. we then describe the different, judgeled approach being advocated by the european commission team negotiating the trans-atlantic trade and investment partnership, arguing that, while not perfect, it offers si...

conclusions baseline characteristics can inform who is at higher risk of renal disease mortality over the next 25 years. race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline can all inform programs to reduce burden of kidney disease. results in multivariable model, race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline predicted deaths due to renal disease. gender,...

cooperatives can be considered as suitable means to achieve social and economic development, employment and participation. undoubtedly, rural women's membership in cooperatives can be really useful in the process of rural development. social capital is one of the key determinants of women's participation in different social activities. social capital may act directly through physical ...

Social factors have long been recognized as important determinants of health [ 1 ] . In recent years, social determinants—“the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system” (WHO Commission on Social Determinants) [ 2 ] —have attracted increasing attention as fundamental causes of disparities in health status between individuals and populations. Alth...

Increasing focus on health inequities has brought renewed attention to two related policy discourses - primary health care and the social determinants of health. Both prioritise health equity and also promote a broad view of health, multisectoral action and the participation of empowered communities. Differences arise in the lens each applies to the health sector, with resultant tensions around...

Providing effective health interventions and achieving equity in health need to apply the community-based approaches such as social determinants of health. In the military organizations, these determinants have received less attention from the military health researchers and policymakers. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and explain the social determinants affecting the health of militar...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of non-communicable diseases has been increasing at a greater pace in developing countries and, in particular, the South Asia region. Various behavioral, social and environmental factors present in this region perpetuate common metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases. This study will identify social determinants of common metabolic risk factors of major non-com...

OBJECTIVE The Brightening Our Home Fires (BOHF) project was conceptualized as an exploratory project to examine the issue of the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) from a women's health perspective in the Northwest Territories (NT). While dominant discourse suggests that FASD is preventable by abstention from alcohol during pregnancy, a broader perspective would indicate that...