We aimed to investigate prevalence of potential risk factors, and associations between risk factors and active trachoma in southern Sudan. Surveys were undertaken in ten sites and children aged 1-9 years examined for trachoma. Risk factors were assessed through interviews and observations. Using ordinal logistic regression, associations between severity of active trachoma and risk factors were ...

In the 1990s, a new ownership form called ‘joint-stock co-operative’ (gufen hezuozhi) became widely adopted in China’s township and village enterprise sector. The promising dynamics and high adaptive ability of the new ownership form is in contradiction with the conclusions suggested by the existing literature on industrial co-operatives and other types of employee ownership. To show the adapti...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between family managers and firms’ risk levels in a context characterized by low investor protection firm opacity. Specifically, this paper examines whether level of faced firms is affected shareholders’ ownership stake activism. Design/methodology/approach Corporate governance data were hand-collected for sample 90 Italian listed companie...

This study investigates the impact of foreign ownership on bank risk in Vietnam between 2006 and 2015. Our findings show that can lower risk, suggesting State Bank should further remove restrictions investments banking system. The also indicate higher is associated with greater technical efficiency, skimping-cost hypothesis may exist. same conclusion true for large banks, banks liquid assets th...

BACKGROUND Insecticide-treated bednets are effective at preventing malaria. This study focuses on household-level factors that are associated with bednet ownership in a rural area of Madagascar which had not been a recipient of large-scale ITN distribution. METHODS Data were gathered on individual and household characteristics, malaria knowledge, household assets and bednet ownership. Princip...