Existing inequalities in an environment where men wield so much authority can have negative implications for women's reproductive health outcomes. Using a quantitative approach, the study explores the relationship between some selected socioeconomic variables, women's status and choice of place of delivery. All three indicators of status employed by the study were significantly associated with ...

background the aim of the study was to evaluate the depression levels in mothers of children with leukemia. materials and methods this single centred, cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of children with leukemia at the hematology and oncology research center, baghaie-pour clinic in yazd city during february through december, 2013. the study sample included 58 mothers with 1-12 ye...

rural households in nigeria are vulnerable to shock because of their limited capacity to make informed decision on secured coping strategies which is further aggravated by some households’ specific socio-economic characteristics. attempts were made to identify shocks being faced by households’ heads and coping strategies. multistage sampling technique was used to select 80 respondents and well ...

The aim of the paper was to describe general health, socio-economic and demographic characteristics of endometrial cancer patients in comparison to healthy women. During years 1996-2002, 100 women with endometrial carcinoma and 100 healthy women were interviewed about their health, socio-economic and demographic status and compared. The endometrial cancer patients were more often older, postmen...

BACKGROUND A developmental model of epidemiological transition for elderly suicide rates with four sequential stages has been developed to simultaneously explain cross-national variations in elderly suicide rates, trends over time for elderly suicide rates and age-associated trends in suicides rates reported in the literature. This model was supported by demonstration of a curvilinear (inverted...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between area-level socio-economic status and healthy and less healthy eating behaviours among adolescents and to determine whether the relationship between area-level socio-economic status and dietary behaviours was related to the relevant attitudes and environments. DESIGN Data were collected as part of Youth'07, a na...

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and its individual components with socio-economic factors among 14-18 year-old adolescents in Shiraz, Iran. Using a multistage random sampling, a total of 538 (289 males and 249 females) adolescents consented to the study. Socio-economic status was obtained using a self-administered questionnaire while pr...

Background. Socioeconomic status and birth weight are prominent factors for future growing of children. Also Studies show that this criterion is associated with reduced cognitive outcomes, school achievement, and adult work capacity. So in this paper we determined the effects of some socio-economic statuses and birth weight on physical growth of children in Mashhad, Iran. Method and materials. ...

The influence of several environmental factors on the mean age at menarche have been studied in Sri Lanka. Differences between urban and rural groups were reported by Wilson and Sutherland (1) and more recently Kodagoda and Rajapaksa (2). Findings from the studies on the influence of socio-economic level have not been consistent. Chinnathamby (3) reported a lowering of the mean age with increas...