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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Socioeconomic risk factors"”.
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Killing time: the effect of boredom during unstructured leisure time on men's health
… and marital status and other sociodemographic factors and are strongly linked to the major causes of death. In combination with biological, demographic, and socioeconomic risk factors for mortality, variations in unhealthy behaviours are necessary but not sufficient to explain the sex and …
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Factors influencing childhood overweight and obesity in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
… were reviewed and analyzed to examine the factors contributing to childhood overweight and obesity in LMICs. This review provides evidence of childhood overweight/obesity in low and middle-income countries. The findings of this review describe the six main factors associated with childhood …
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Spatial distribution of tuberculosis in Nigeria and its socioeconomic correlates
… spatial distribution of TB and its associated socioeconomic determinants in Nigeria. Methods: The study used an ecological design based on the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria as the spatial units. Initial exploratory analysis used measures of spatial autocorrelation (Global and …
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Incidence of heart failure in an urban population
… to immigrant status, biological, life style and socioeconomic risk factors. The thesis is based on four papers. Paper I included inhabitants (N=114,917; aged 40-89 years) in the city of Malmö, Sweden, followed from November 1st, 1990 until December 31st, 2007. Paper II-IV used the …
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Risk Factors for Poor Birth Outcomes in Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Women in Sierra Leone
… mothers are often faced with additional risk factors as a circumstance of poverty. Supplementary nutrition can improve the outcomes of both mother and infant. Identifying maternal nutritional and socioeconomic risk factors is critical for developing effective interventions.</p> …
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Investigating the association between socio-economic position and stillbirth in Brazil and the UK
… behavioural, health and pregnancy-related factors, is clarified comprehensively reviewed and a new conceptual model constructed. A comprehensive review of perinatal health policies in the UK and Brazil showcases Brazil’s evolution as a major emerging economy from a public health …
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Understanding blood pressure dynamics in the South African population: a latent variables approach to the analysis and comparison of data from multiple surveys
… systolic blood pressure greater than the minimum risk category of 110–115 mm Hg ─ as the largest single contributor to the global burden of disease, responsible for 211.8 million disability adjusted life years lost, up 8.8% in the last decade. Middle‐income countries are currently bearing the …
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The Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario
… are to identify environmental Lyme disease risk areas in Ontario, to explore spatiotemporal trends in Lyme disease emergence, and to identify neighbourhood-level socioecological risk factors for Lyme disease. In addition, this thesis also aims to assess the risk of other tick-borne illnesses …