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Showing 1 to 20 of 213 for “"Socio-economic factors"”.
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Incorporating Socio-Economic Factors in Traffic Management and Control
… attention are drawn to the importance of taking socio-economic impact in traffic management decisions. Some of the control strategies presented in this thesis have different impacts on different income groups in the city, while other control strategies have similar impacts (negative, or …
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Physical activity and fitness of Vietnamese adolescents : cultural, environmental, and socio-economic factors
The available literature on physical activity (PA) and fitness in adolescents contains no studies on Vietnamese subjects. Given that habitual PA in adolescents is shaped by cultural and environmental context, such a study is necessary to establish a comprehensive understanding of PA and fitness in …
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Assessment of policies and socio-economic factors affecting pesticide use in the Philippines
… employed to determine the relative importance of socioeconomic factors influencing the misuse of pesticides on vegetables in Central Luzon, Philippines. The analysis revealed an increase in pesticide misuse associated with the following factors: a high value placed on advice from a chemical …
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A Framework for Promoting Socio-Economic Factors to Achieve Sustainable Mass Housing in Abuja, Nigeria.
… built environment with ecological, social, and economic needs. Within this discourse, the social and economic dimensions of architecture particularly in the context of mass housing development play a critical role in shaping sustainability outcomes. In rapidly urbanising cities in the Global …
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The Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Children Access to Secondary Education in Monduli District
This study investigated socio-economic factors that inhibit children access to secondary education particularly in Monduli District. In this study, there were three objectives namely: to explore the existing socio-economic activities in Monduli District, to examine the influence of the existing …
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Analyzing Locational and Socio-economic Factors to Determine Efficacy of TRIO Programs in Metropolitan New Orleans
… a predictive model to ascertain whether various factors such as income, educational attainment, and ethnic background could predict the on students participating in TRIO programs at the University of New Orleans. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration identified low-income and …
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How Perception of Wealth and Other Socio-Economic Factors Impact Upon an Individual's Financial Decision-Making Ability
… the individual’s perception of wealth and other socio-economic factors with their resultant money attitude, and financial capability, which ultimately determines their financial decision-making ability. This is a quantitative study of an extracted purposive sample of 33,715 respondents who …
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Demographic and socio-economic factors influencing medical care-seeking behaviour among people who experienced mental health issues in Namibia
… the effort to establish if the demographic and socio-economic factors influence the medical-care seeking behaviours of people who experienced mental health issues in Namibia. The study identifies geographically diverse populations in Namibia through the secondary data collected from the 2013 …
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A descriptive study of demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa
… this study was to describe the demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa. A survey was chosen as the design method and a structured questionnaire was used to collect information regarding the socio-economic and demographic …
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Impact of socio-economic factors and Health Related Quality of Life on patients on renal dialysis in Cape Town
… the lack of autonomy in modality choice and socioeconomic challenges our patients face. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital between July 2015 and December 2016. Demographic, socio-economic variables and perception of safety were collected. HRQOL was …
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Leg ulceration: An exploration of the role of socio-economic factors in the epidemiology, access to health care and outcomes.
… and outcomes of leg ulcers in relation and socio-economic factors. Methods The epidemiology and management of leg ulcers was examined using the GPRD and THIN primary care databases. Regression models were undertaken to quantify the relationship between variables and leg ulcer rates. …
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An AI-driven loan brokerage platform: integrating socio-economic factors, consumer financial behaviour, and multi-criteria decision analysis for responsible lending.
… limited in their ability to capture the nuanced socio-economic and behavioural realities of borrowers. As a result, eligible applicants may be excluded, high-risk applicants may be approved, and borrowers frequently unable to identify lenders that align with their needs and preferences. This …
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Food intake, socio-economic factors and health status of free-living, white residents living in an elderly residential facility in Morningside, Durban
Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition in the Department of Food and Nutrition: Consumer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, 2020.
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Contextual and socio-economic factors that impact food purchasing patterns of health club members residing in a predominantly black- urban township in South Africa
… recognized that understanding individual-level socioeconomic and environmental predictors of food purchasing and thus healthy eating, is imperative in order to develop appropriate nutrition and health interventions. Understanding the complex world of food choice requires a meticulous examination …
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Socio-economic factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and preventive measures of COVID-19 in South Africa: An internet based cross-sectional study
… attitude, and practice (KAP) as well as the economic status for the given information to be effective. This KAP study was to examine changes in knowledge, attitudes and practices and socio-economic factors associated with the knowledge, attitude, and practice response to the 2019 novel …
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Educational Decision making among Grade 9 learners in Cape Town
… in Cape Town. This study identified the socio-economic factors that influenced participants’ EDM to consider leaving the school system at the end of Grade 9, or continue their education. The study applied Miles and Huberman’s (1994) approach to identify links between the socio-economic …
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A Statistical Comparison of Permanent and In-Transfer Students in Grades Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten of the South Bend School System South Bend, Washington
… Washington, when intelligence, age, sex and socio-economic factors are controlled.
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Screening for Acanthosis nigricans: Analyzing the Correlation between Socio-economics and Acanthosis nigricans
… acanthosis nigricans demonstrates that causal factors, such as ethnicity and obesity, can make children more at-risk for obtaining this condition which results from hyperinsulinemia. Currently, states, such as Texas, require school nurses to screen certain schoolchildren for skin markers on the …
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Poverty Indicators Affecting Academic Performance in Tanzania Secondary Schools at Nkasi District
… underperformance trend at levels, investigate socio economic factors affecting the said performance; Assess parents’ played roles and challenges faced in solving factors. The study approach was qualitative. It involved 121 respondents who were selected by purposive- random sampling. One of the …
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