< 0.001) was lower than expected levels, while it was higher than expected levels in Northeastern China (IRR = 1.484, 95% CI: 1.266–1.740; P < 0.001). The results were similar across route of transmission groups, and in a sensitivity analysis considering seasonality (Table ...
Yet, in Benin (P < 0.001) and Uganda (P < 0.001), nightlight activity was higher in clusters overlapping a plantation, but in Malawi (P = 0.064) we found marginally significant evidence that nightlight activity was lower in plantation clusters. Heterogeneous effects of forest ...
This is consistent with our findings that associations between ACEs and adiposity exist across both levels of socioeconomic disadvantage. Moreover, we find that poverty solely was associated with greater slope in BMI/ FMI trajectories among individual ACE models but not in ACE score models, ...
Considering different expenditure levels in the sample might make the assumption of resource shares independence with respect to total household expenditure slightly more demanding. Also, it is not possible to straightforwardly test this assumption. However, using the model estimates, I provide empirical...
It is used to evaluate the level of development in the social, economic, and population health aspects of specific regions or countries. The index considers factors such as income level, educational attainment, and the fertility rate to compare social and economic development levels and population ...
relative poverty vulnerability through income, social networks, and off-farm work. Therefore, the findings suggest that the government should augment the farmers’ Internet information literacy to optimize farmers’ employment channels, social network levels, and income growth, thereby alleviating relative ...
Ensuring Freedom from hunger of Vulnerable Groups in Malawi: Intergrating the Right to Development and the Human Rights Based Approach This study is an attempt to analyse whether the Human Rights based approach is a viable tool towards implementing the right to development consequently att... P Wa...
Gas and electricity prices increased more in Spain than in the EU in 2021 and 2022 (and were also at higher levels), especially in the case of electricity. Then, both prices experienced a stronger reduction in Spain in 2023 (Fig. 4). Heating gas oil prices increased in 2021 and soared ...
Determinants of infant mortality in Malawi: an analysis to control for death clustering within families. J Biosoc Sci. 1995; 27(1): 95–106. Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Taffa N, Sundby J, Bjune G. Reproductive health perceptions, beliefs and sexual risk-taking among youth in Addis...
In regions with low SDI, such as Southern Africa, the burden of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 remains high. For example, Malawi has HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 DALY rates of 6839.4 (95% UI: 5900.8, 8128.0) and 11,072.5 (95% UI: 9592.5, 12,394.8) per 100,000 population, respectively. ...