BACKGROUND In high-income countries, high socioeconomic status (SES) is generally associated with a healthier diet, but whether social differences in dietary intake are also present in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains to be established. OBJECTIVE We performed a systematic review of studies that assessed the relation between SES and dietary intake in LMICs. DESIGN We carried ...

A Publication of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Urban areas in the United States vary widely in the proportions of their populations that lack health insurance coverage. Because health care coverage is critical to providing access to important health services, the uninsured, and particularly those with moderate and low incomes, experience problems with obtaining medical care. This p...

PURPOSE To examine the relationship between neighborhood factors and adolescent victimization for low- and high-risk areas of Milwaukee, Wis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we compared neighborhood characteristics based on the US Census Database by rates of adolescent victim rates as measured through victim client enrollment in an adolescent violence intervention program. Multiple reg...

BACKGROUND The high prevalence of mental health issues among clients attending substance abuse treatment (SAT) has pressured treatment providers to develop integrated substance abuse and mental health care. However, access to integrated care is limited to certain communities. Racial and ethnic minority and low-income communities may not have access to needed integrated care in large urban areas...

We estimate the impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit on labor supply using local variation in knowledge about the EITC schedule. We proxy for EITC knowledge in a ZIP code with the fraction of individuals who manipulate reported self-employment income to maximize their EITC refund. This measure varies significantly across areas. We exploit changes in EITC eligibility at the birth of a child t...

the global health agenda has been dominating the current global health policy debate. furthermore, it has compelled countries to embrace strategies for tackling health inequalities in a wide range of public health areas. the article by robert and colleagues highlights that although globalization has increased opportunities to share and spread ideas, there is still great asymmetry of power accor...

Cancer of the uterine cervix is a worldwide menace taking innumerable womens' lives. The literature is vast and a large number of studies have been conducted in this field. Analyses have shown significant differences exist in terms of screening and HPV testing facilities among high income and low to middle income countries. In addition, acute lack of awareness and knowledge among the concerned ...

This three-group randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of a postpartum public health nurse telephone visit on infant-care behaviours of primiparous women in Ottawa-Carleton. The impact of a clerk call on recruiting mothers to parent-baby groups was also described. Low risk primiparas were randomized into telephone visit, clerk call and control groups. At three months postpartum...

OBJECTIVES To identify the independently associating factors on physical inactivity in Korean men and women. METHODS The data of 5554 men and women (18-74 years) were analyzed using national health and nutritional examination survey data that included questionnaires and physical examinations. RESULTS Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that significant factors were low monthly inco...