Community Engagement With Vulnerable Populations

Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable People

Caring for vulnerable populations.

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TB in Vulnerable Populations

This article analyzes the factors associated with vulnerability of the Ashaninka, the most populous indigenous Peruvian Amazonian people, to tuberculosis (TB). By applying a human rights-based analytical framework that assesses public policy against human rights standards and principles, and by offering a step-by-step framework for a full assessment of compliance, it provides evidence of the re...

Engagement of vulnerable youths using internet platforms

AIM The aim of this study was to explore the online distress and help-seeking behavior of youths in Hong Kong. METHODS A cross-sectional telephone-based survey was conducted among 1,010 young people in Hong Kong. Logistic regression analysis was then performed to identify the factors associated with those who reported expressing emotional distress online and the differences in help-seeking be...

The Vulnerable Mining Community

India is a country richly endowed with mineral deposits. In India, the mining sector is a core industrial sector and is crucial for the economic growth of the country. Since almost all the mineral rich districts lie in the backward areas and are inhabited by tribals, tribal labour constitutes a large proportion of the workforce involved in the mining sector. Tribals are mostly illiterate and ar...