Negotiating public spaces to reach their destinations is an everyday struggle for women in India. Indian cities have witnessed a considerable increase crimes against women, compelling avoid or minimize use of spaces. This study aims understand how people and actions shape perceptions safety amongst negotiate such incidents harassment. comprising focus group discussions in-depth interviews was c...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among adults in high mountain rural areas of northern Pakistan. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS A sample of 4203 adults (aged 18 years and over) were selected by stratified random sampling from 16 villages. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Self reported smoking prevalence; age of smoking initiation; daily cigarette ...

This paper discusses the usability needs of mobile applications for basic business management for Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries. This is based on results from a user study carried out in Uganda on 30 MSEs. The study was carried out on MyShop, an easy to use mobile business management application for cash transactions and book keeping designed for micro-entrepr...

In Japan, there exists a strange dichotomy. On the one hand, it is a noisy place: the constant announcements in the train stations and shopping centres, the loud cries of shopkeepers greeting customers to their stores, the hustle and bustle of the busy streets. On the other hand, the Japanese value silence. It might seem odd that silence is valued in a place where such a cacophony exists, but s...

This paper aims to improve understanding of the grocery retail landscape in a megacity developing world. Over past ten years (i.e., 2010–2020), sector Mexico City has changed significantly. The fast growth chain convenience stores (CCS) and financial stability modern channel (MCS) provoked speculation about whether nanostores mom-and-pop stores) are going disappear or if they will endure. In co...

Congestion on roads results in infrastructural deficiencies including massive delays, greater fatalities, and enhanced mental stresses, reduced transit efficiency, increased travel costs. Traffic is a major problem specifically the central area of Lahore city. This study aimed at understanding traffic congestion from stakeholders' perspective suggesting mitigation measures. A sample 365 respond...

BACKGROUND Dental anxiety is a public health problem but no epidemiological study has been undertaken in France to evaluate its prevalence. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence, severity and associations of dental anxiety in a sample of the French adult population. METHODS A convenience sample of 2725 adults (mean age = 47 years, SD16, minimum = 16, maximum = 101 years), repre...

This descriptive study aimed to document cigarette retailers' knowledge and behaviors about the minimum legal age of cigarette buyers, and their estimates of the proportion of children and women among cigarette buyers. The study was conducted among 70 shop attendants in Hat Yai and Chon Buri cities. A semi-structured interview method was used to collect data using open-ended and close-ended que...

INTRODUCTION We evaluated the effect of health education on the use of iodized salt in a remote region. METHODS We randomly selected 31 villages in teh Lotkoh tehsil of district Chitral in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. We then randomly selected 7 households from each village and inteviewed the eldest women of the family. We also tested samples of salt for iodine concentration ...