BACKGROUND There is a controversy regarding the existence of a socio-economic gradient for cerebral palsy. Perinatal emergencies and preterm birth increase the risk for the offspring to develop cerebral palsy. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of socio-economic indicators with cerebral palsy (CP) and the role of perinatal health as mediator of this association. METHODS ...

This essay examines some outcomes of two decades of market oriented reforms in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). In general, economic performance, measured by growth of per capita incomes, has not been encouraging, despite far reaching reforms, including privatization, liberalization, and deep regional integration. Social indicators suggest that poverty reduction has not bee...

Considerable attention has been devoted to environmental assessment and monitoring, primarily by physical and biological scientists, and more recently by social scientists. However, population growth and global change have resulted in an imperative to assess the resiliency of the environment to adapt to large scale changes and to continue to produce goods and services for future generations (su...

In modern conditions, the importance of ensuring national economic security is increasing due to multivariance and alternativeness goal-setting ways achieve goals. One cannot give preference one or another option for forecasting development, making investments, forming country’s budget without assessing their socio-economic consequences in form criteria indicators security. this paper, it propo...