this study took an epidemiological approach toward the problem of drug addiction in tehran. the subjects were 300 addicts chosen on the basis of stratified random selection out of the population of 3627 prisoners who were all proven addicts and sentenced to imprisonment by the court in the year 1370. a descriptive survey showed that drug addiction generally, and heroin addiction specifically, i...

Few would disagree that 'social context' shapes the effectiveness of HIV-prevention programmes. However much work remains to be done in developing systematic conceptualisations of HIV/AIDS-relevant aspects of social environments in vulnerable communities. This paper contributes to this challenge through a case study (44 interviews, 11 focus groups with 55 people and fieldworker diaries) of the ...

This review describes advances over the past decade in what is known about the individual experience of unemployment, predictors of reemployment, and interventions to speed employment. Research on the impact of unemployment has increased in sophistication, strengthening the causal conclusion that unemployment leads to declines in psychological and physical health and an increased incidence of s...

Kenyan youth like in the rest of Africa and developing countries, face two significant challenges namely – lack skills financial resources, which are vital attributes to make one either self-reliant or employable public private sector. In fact, possession relevant equips be self-employed even generate jobs for others, instance, through Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The objective this study w...

This paper explores youth unemployment in Morocco using the Labor Force Survey of 2019 data to estimate a logit model. The provides evidence for three categories possible determinants Morocco. first set are geographic and sociodemographic characteristics such sex, age, marital status area residence. Secondly, socioeconomic factors as young people's family background number workers per household...