background: taxi drivers are exposed to various risk factors such as work overload, stress, an irregular diet, and a sedentary lifestyle, which make these individuals vulnerable to many diseases. this study was designed to assess the health status of this occupational group. objectives: the objective was to explore the health status, the intention to seek health examination, and participation i...

introduction: oral health is an important public health issue that influences general health and quality of life. mothers are key persons in families paying attention to whom not only guarantees their oral health, but also the oral health of the family members. therefore, this study aimed to determine the dental service demand status and its related factors among mothers in yazd city. materials...

background: to analyse time trends in self-rated health in older people by gender and age and examine disability in the time trends of self-rated health. methods: the data used come from the spanish national health surveys conducted in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2011-12. samples of adults aged 16 yr and older were selected. multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between a...

This study investigates the role of wealth in infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, hereafter (SSA). Using recent data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), we document the differences that exit within urban and between urban and rural residents in Sub-Saharan Africa based on wealth. Our findings lead us to conclude that there is a statistical significant difference both within urban res...

China’s economic and urban developments are driving up the proportion of rural-to-urban migrants in the population. However, because these migrants are often not registered as new residents, national oral health surveys largely miss this group, and especially migrant children. A team of researchers — who included Dr Xiao-li Gao and Professor Colman McGrath from the HKU Faculty of Dentistry — th...

We document the impact of the AIDS crisis on non-AIDS-related health services in 14 sub-Saharan African countries. Using multiple waves of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for each country, we examine antenatal care, birth deliveries, and rates of immunization for children born between 1988 and 2005. We find deterioration in nearly all these dimensions of health care over this period. The m...

BACKGROUND A continuously operating survey can yield advantages in survey management, field operations, and the provision of timely information for policymakers and researchers. We describe the key features of the sample design of the New Zealand (NZ) Health Survey, which has been conducted on a continuous basis since mid-2011, and compare to a number of other national population health surveys...

In this month’s Pediatrics, Alsan et al1 address one of the factors contributing to inequities in education for girls in lowand middle-income countries. By using data from 38 countries’ demographic and health surveys, they analyze the differential impact of childhood illness and maternal work outside of the home on school attendance for adolescent boys and girls in households. Over one-third of...