AIM The aim of this study is to determine the dental caries and oral health behavior status of urban adolescents in Iran. Also it assesses the influence of the socioeconomic background on their oral health outcomes. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in the students living in the city of Isfahan, Iran. 597 adolescents by 13 to 17 years old participated in the study. The asset-based...

BACKGROUND Child malnutrition is a major public health and development concern in most of the poor communities leading to high morbidity and mortality. Various studies have highlighted the factors involved. The present study focuses on socioeconomic inequality resulting in malnutrition. Objectives of the Study were to find the Impact of socio-economic factors on nutritional status in primary sc...

In this paper, we analyse the specific behaviour of passengers in personal transport commuting to work or school during COVID-19 pandemic, based on a sample respondents from two countries. We classified commuters two-step cluster analysis into groups showing same characteristics. Data were obtained an online survey, and total size consists 2000 respondents. used five input variables, dividing c...

BACKGROUND Low socioeconomic status (low education and income level) has been found to be associated with increased stroke mortality. However, findings from previous studies on the association between socioeconomic status and case fatality (survival) after stroke have been inconsistent. AIMS The study aims to explore the association between socio-economic status and survival after stroke usin...

BACKGROUND The recent credit crunch will have implications for private households. Low socioeconomic status is associated to various diseases. While income, education and occupational status is frequently used in definitions of socioeconomic status, over-indebtedness of private households is usually not considered. Over-indebtedness is currently increasing in high-income countries. However, its...