Research has demonstrated a correlation between living in a low-income neighborhood and mental health. However, neighborhood variables affecting mental health and the extent they serve as risk or protective fac
Similarly, family income is consistently associated with higher levels of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in children and adolescents2,3,20. However, broad social and economic factors relate to the strength of the associations between low income, mental health, and neural outcomes. For ...
Original Investigation Global Health March 5, 2025 Mental Distress Among Youths in Low-Income Urban Areas in South America Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, PhD1,2,3; Francisco Diez-Canseco, MPH4; Luis Ignacio Brusco, MD5; et al Maria Paula Jassir Acosta, MSc2; Natividad Olivar, MD5; ...
Numerous population-based studies have documented high prevalence of aflatoxin associated childhood stunting in low income countries. We provide an estimate of the disease burden of aflatoxin related stunting using data from the four African countries. For this empirical analysis, we obtained blood aflato...
Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are interconnected conditions that can significantly affect a person’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this disease burden is heightened due to limited health resources and socio-economic challenges....
There is some evidence that this trend is increasing in low-income countries too [18,19,20]. This approach can achieve low levels of maternal and neonatal mortality, but it raises questions about the longer-term impact of overmedicalization on the health and well-being of women and newborns...
This study examined profiles of family stressors, based on the five dimensions of the Family Stress Model (economic hardship, economic pressure, parental psychological distress, interparental relationship problems, and disrupted parenting) among low-income families with young children. We aimed to validat...
Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are interconnected conditions that can significantly affect a person’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this disease burden is heightened due to limited health resources and socio-economic challenges....
To enhance attention on low-income patients with hemophilia, it is essential to urge governments and coagulation factor manufacturers to increase their investment in hemophilia care. This would ensure that low-income patients receive an adequate supply of clotting factors for both replacement therapy and...
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Estimating the health burden of aflatoxin attributable stunting among children in low income countries of Africa Hifza Rasheed1,2,Ya Xu3, Martin E. Kimanya4, Xiaoxi Pan3, Zhihua Li5, Xiaobo Zou5, Candida P. Shirima6...