background and objectives: an association between socioeconomic status (ses) and poor health has been recognized. inequalities in nutrition have been associated with inequalities in health. this study aimed to identify the social variability in the food and nutrient intake of iranian households. materials and methods: this study was conducted in the framework of the comprehensive study on house...

BACKGROUND Undernutrition continues to pose challenges to Uganda's children, but there is limited knowledge on its association with physical and intellectual development. OBJECTIVE In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the nutritional status and milestone development of 6- to 8-month-old children and associated factors in two districts of southwestern Uganda. DESIGN Five hundred and tw...

The study aims to detect demographics and economic factors the related residential properties social-environmental indicators affecting household savings in Turkey. In study, cross-sectional data was obtained from Household Budget Survey conducted by Turkish Statistical Institute between years 2015-2017. Binary logistic regression binary probit analyses determined factors. According analysis re...

OBJECTIVES This cross-national study examines the poverty of older adults and their household members and relates the risk of poverty to macrolevel state approaches to welfare as well as to microlevel composition of households. METHODS Data on individuals in households with older adults for 22 countries come from the Luxembourg Income Survey. Robust cluster analysis relates the risk of povert...

BACKGROUND One common challenge to social systems is achieving equity in financial contributions and preventing financial loss. Because of the large and unpredictable nature of some costs, achieving this goal in the health system presents important and unique problems. The present study investigated the Household Financial Contributions (HFCs) to the health system. METHODS The study investiga...