Background Many studies have demonstrated that pregnant women living in rural areas are more likely to experience domestic violence (DV). Systematic reviews on the prevalence and risk factors of DV ...

Background Food insecurity poses a substantial threat to mental health. However, there is limited understanding of how food-insecure adults experience mental health challenges and access necessary ...

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) represent significant public health challenges, linked to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and influenced ...

1 Effective Healthcare Australia, School of Population Health and Health Services Research, University of Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada and ...

1 Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada 2 International Collaborative Centre for the Study of Social and Physical Environment and ...

Background Evidence of a link between sexual violence and HIV is growing; however, studies among children are scarce. The authors sought to characterise child sexual abuse in Harare, Zimbabwe, and ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The study is an empirical investigation of sickness presenteeism in relation to occupation, irreplaceability, ill health, sickness absenteeism, personal income, and slimmed down ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES There are few data describing disability and health status for ethnic groups. The disablement process involves social influences, which may include minority status. Cross sectional ...

1 Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania 2 Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania Correspondence to Dr Tomas Venckunas, Institute of Sport ...

The 2008 global financial crisis, precipitated by high-risk, under-regulated financial practices, is often seen as a singular event. The crisis, its recessionary consequences, bank bailouts and the ...

Augustine J Kposowa, Department of Sociology, 1214 Watkins Hall, University of California, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. OBJECTIVES The purpose of the study was to examine the ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA 3 Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, ...