Primary Health Care (PHC) is expected to serve as a basis for the countrychr('39')s health sector, of which it is the primary responsibility and priority, as well as the communitychr('39')s overall collective and economic prosperity. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition are among eight elements of PHC. Protein deficiency is one of the most important health concerns in some parts of the...

BACKGROUND In the conduct of epidemiological studies in less developed countries, while great emphasis is placed on study design, data collection, and analysis, often little attention is paid to data management. As a consequence, investigators working in these countries frequently face challenges in cleaning, analyzing and interpreting data. In most research settings, the data management team i...

The bibliographic database widely used for measurement of scientific production (counting of publications) either for developed or developing countries is Science Citation Index. So then, only the contribution of each country to the ”mainstream” of world science is evaluated. In the case of LDCs this contribution is negligible. The use of international specialized or multidisciplinary databases...

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether inequalities in under-5 mortality by wealth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are growing or declining. METHODS All Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2002 and 2012 were used to measure under-5 mortality trends in 3 wealth tertiles. Two approaches were used to estimate changes in under-5 mortality: within-survey changes from all 54 coun...

arly detection is an important approach for controlling cancers for which an effective treatment is available. For cancers such as breast, uterine cervix, ovary, head and neck and colorectum, early detection and appropriate treatment contribute to significant improvement in survival and good quality of life. There is wide variation in the proportion of cancer patients presenting in early clinic...

The literature on e-adoption in various areas such as health, education, learning, security, energy, transport and environment is growing enormously in last few years. A growing literature recognizes the positive impact eadoption has made on social and economic front. Organizations have created more operational and economic efficiencies. Individuals have been benefited by having more opportunit...

Objectives. Worldwide, over 200 million children are involved in child labor, with another 20 million children subjected to forced labor, leading to acute and chronic exposures resulting in safety and health (S&H) risks, plus removal from formal education and play. This review summarized S&H issues in child labor, including forced or indentured domestic labor as other sectors of child labor. Sp...