Chinese women have access to contraceptive education and healthcare and are encouraged to work; Pakistani women are not encouraged to go to school or become a part of the workforce. While birth rate is indicative of a country's overall population, it is not the only factor that influences ...
Presents a study that analyzed a population-based survey of young women about sexual identity, sexual behaviors and health risk. Demographic characteristics, substance use and exposure to coerced sexual activity for women classified by self-identity and by sexual behavior; Assessment of sexual identity...
addiction, mental health disorders, and other phenomena that put oppressed groups' overall health at risk. Common health disparities due to social inequality include subpar medical services among communities of color and less customized health care for marginalized groups (e.g., single mothers, LGBTQ...
real-world, innovative case studies demonstrate the value of applying systems science to evaluate health interventions and address health inequities as seen in a special supplement, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in the October/December issue ofFamily & Community Health. ...
In order to determine the incidence rate of a particular event, experts take the number of new cases as a proportion of the population at risk. Experts usually take the population at risk fromcensus data. They may also study the progress of selected individuals. For instance, health experts ...
The threat posed by the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) within the United States has grown significantly in recent years, focusing attention on the medical and public health disaster capabilities of the nation in a large scale crisis. While the
Market prices generally risk becoming unaffordable for most of the population. This is especially true in the case ofrent controlwhen government agencies want to protect tenants from overzealous landlords. Just like price floors, prices can't go above ceilings once they're set.1 ...
“working to reach demographic parity in the countries where it operates by 2025. In the U.S., where more than half its employees live, the company said it aspires for people of color to represent 30% of the salaried employee population by 2025, from its current 24%.” ...
Throughout the endless market research, customer acquisition costs, and project risk assessments, business managers could forget about outside influences (we call these external factorsin this type of analysis). Aside from the company’s internal resources and industry factors, PEST's macroeconomic fac...
Unfortunately, such observational studies risk bias, hidden variables and, worst of all, study groups that might not accurately reflect the population. Studying a representative sample is vital; it allows researchers to apply results to people outside of the study, like the rest of us. ...