This evidence shows that the cumulative, child-level burden of wasting is higher than cross-sectional measures of prevalence would suggest, and that assessments of wasting and stunting in isolation do not account for their joint burden, which can be substantial. This is of particular relevance in...
A summary definition of health equity attempts to unite these distinct concerns into a single construct14: health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. The definition also clearly emphasizes health as distinct from life expectancy or access to hea...
There was reasonable agreement between the various socioeconomic proxies; none of the studies that used multiple exposure measures found conflicting assessments. One study found that alcohol users were more likely to experience impoverishment than non-users but this association was not statistically ...
For example, poor results on national student learning assessments have called attention to the need to focus on quality education throughout the system, including the early childhood sub-sector (see Section 4.2.5). Even with political momentum for early learning, it has been challenging for ...
assessments of well-being than come from looking only at income. Much the samecan be said for education, and such considerations have led to simple measures such as the UN’sHuman Development Index, a composite of life-expectancy, income, and literacy. In this paper, Iconsider only two of ...
These were chosen based on the results of the qualitative study and in close collaboration with local stakeholders. The assessments included: 1) the Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index Revision (PTSD-RI) [36–38], which demonstrated good reliability and validity [39]; 2) a ...
Implementation Science (2016) 11:73 DOI 10.1186/s13012-016-0426-2 METHODOLOGY Open Access Applying the COM-B model to creation of an IT-enabled health coaching and resource linkage program for low-income Latina moms with recent gestational diabetes: the STAR MAMA program Margaret A. Handley1,2...
Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 world health survey: how do they correlate with education? Bull World Health Organ. 2010;88(2):131–8. doi:10.2471/BLT.09.067058. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Dua JK. Comparative predictive value of attributional style, negative affect, and ...
Themes identified as barriers for youth were also reflected in the providers' own assessments. Providers knew youth lacked knowledge of SRH/STI services and reported they often felt uncomfortable providing services to youth. Many acknowledged that they judged youth when they sought care. A study of...
The paucity of data on the impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on cardiovascular disease in most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where levels of exposure are high, leads to substantial uncertainty in disease burden assessments. Added value of this study We prospectively...