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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Low-income population"”.
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Pregnancy intendedness among a low income population
… factors and psychological factors in a low income population. Methods. Three interviews were conducted as part of the intensive evaluation. Questions focused on demographics, prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial factors. Results. Unintended pregnancy resulting in birth was most …
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Using Positive Reinforcement as an Intervention to Increase Breastfeeding for New Mothers in a Low-income Population
… newborns worldwide. Breastfeeding rates among low-income mothers are very low due to the lack of support and early introduction of formula. The present study examined the effects of providing these mothers with reinforcement to encourage breastfeeding. The mothers tracked their feedings using a …
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A ‘Dream-House’ For Luanda’s Low Income Population: Analysing Perceptions, Aspirations and Reality through a Participatory Post-Occupancy Assessment (PPOA) Framework
… development is frequently associated to a sharp population increase and subsequent physical expansion of cities' footprint. A phenomenon also observed in Luanda, especially as a result of successive rural-urban migration waves in search of safety during the many years of civil war. Although the …
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Redeveloping or preserving public housing : the future of Columbia Point
… investment strategies to create a new mixed-income residential community. Columbia Point provided attractive housing for 1,500 families or close to 6,000 people for more than 15 years. Presently, only 350 households remain. Problems in management, maintenance and lack of concern for …
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Social and Economic Characteristics Related to the Immediate College Transition of Recent High School Graduates: A Study of Southwest Region TRIO Participants' College Continuation
… at rates significantly different than similar population students on national and state levels; and 2) immediate college continuation for this group was a function of social and economic characteristics including race, gender, parental education, and home-care environment. The sample included …
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Social Capital of Urban School Counselors the Differences in Social Capital Between Counselors From Elite High Schools and Counselors From Public High Schools; and How That Capital Benefits Student Access to Selective Colleges
… colleges. Urban schools that serve more low-income population of students need support that appears to be commonplace to their counterparts at more elite high schools. Urban school counselors are considered a primary source of information, and they may not know what they do not know …
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Positive health: The passport approach to improving continuity of care for low income South African chronic disease sufferers
… associated with its status as a middle-income developing nation. Wasteful expenditure and poor clinical outcomes arise from inefficient inter-organizational communication of patient information and the lack of a centralized health database. Research question: How does the experience of …
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Cost Benefit Analysis of Virginia EFNEP: Calculating Indirect Benefits and Sensitivity Analysis
… System has focused on nutrition education for low-income families for approximately 29 years via the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). In response to the need for a comprehensive economic evaluation of EFNEP, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) was awarded a grant from the …
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Caregiver Emotion Socialization and Adolescent Meaning Making about a Devastating Tornado
… a tornado (which can be reliably measured in a low-income population of at-risk youth) and that these ES behaviors may be relevant to how adolescents recollect, process, and made meaning out of natural disaster experiences, above and beyond the level of distress and exposure experienced during …
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APPLYING THE THEORY OF DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS TO UNDERSTAND ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AT MID-WEST FARMERS MARKETS
… assists individuals and households living below the federal poverty level in order to reduce the amount of money they spend on food. With the conversion of food stamps coupons to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), vendors at farmers markets are unable to accept SNAP benefits due to lack of …
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Institutionalizing Urban Agriculture Can Provide More Than Hope for Poor San Franciscans: An analysis of the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Act (UAIZ)
… private properties to provide access to food for low-income populations in the built-up landscape of San Francisco? This question leads to many other questions on the subject: What is the policy problem that UAIZ is attempting to solve? This paper thus conducts a Geographic Systems Analysis (GIS) …
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Offline mediators online: writing activity in two middle school classes
… in a junior high school with a diverse, low-income population, addresses the following research questions: What was the nature of students’ online literate activity in each of the two English language arts classes? In particular, what mediators were evident and how did these mediators …
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Un(der)served: Factors influencing microinsurance penetration in Zambia
The low-income population continue to be un(der)served when it comes to provision of formal insurance services in Zambia. This is despite the informal sector forming a significant pool of at least 63.5 percent of the total workforce (ZSA, 2020) and microinsurance development attracting widespread …
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Un(der)served: factors influencing microinsurance penetration in Zambia
The low-income population continue to be un(der)served when it comes to provision of formal insurance services in Zambia. This is despite the informal sector forming a significant pool of at least 63.5 percent of the total workforce (ZSA, 2020) and microinsurance development attracting widespread …
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Influences on Parenting and Child Outcomes Among School -Age Children of Adolescent Mothers
… first child. Ninety-eight African-American, low-income mothers and their first-born children participated in this study. Subjects had been participating in a longitudinal study of adolescent parenting since they became pregnant with their first child. Mothers filled out a series of …
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Three essays on households' location decisions: analysis of the processes of gentrification and rural-urban migration
… relationship between housing prices and income, the results suggest that gentrification causes displacement of the low-income population because the appreciation of houses in the lower tail of the distribution is greater in properties located in gentrified neighborhoods. The estimations …
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Foodscapes, Foodways, and Nutrition Transitions in Urban Mexico
… of overweight and obesity in the world, yet at a lower income per capita than its peers among highly overweight countries. It has recorded the fastest rate of change in obesity globally as well as a surge in diabetes mortality. As incidence of obesity increases nationally and becomes a widespread …
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ADAPTATION TO FLOODING IN LOW-INCOME URBAN SETTLEMENTS OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: A CASE OF DHAKA EAST, BANGLADESH
Low-income urban settlements in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) present an extreme case where catastrophic hazards (natural events) and chronic hazards (developed through lack of basic services) overlap. These low-income urban populations often occupy informal settlements that are particularly …
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Analyzing Electricity Use of Low Income Weatherization Program Participants Using Propensity Score Analysis and a Hierarchical Linear Growth Model
… upgrade(s) on household electricity use for the low-income community over the course of a year in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Propensity score analysis with risk set matching was performed at each month under analysis applying nearest neighbor and nearest neighbor with caliper …
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