This paper performs a multidimensional first order dominance analysis of child wellbeing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This methodology allows the ordinal ranking of the 11 provinces of the DRC in terms of their wellbeing based upon the probability of their domination. This empirical application obviates the need to adopt a weighting scheme for the deprivation indicators or to rely...

OBJECTIVE To report the distribution and availability of the indicators describing the population of childbearing women in Europe and to assess the impact of the difference in the distribution of two of these indicators (age and multiple births) on some outcome indicators. METHODS The six PERISTAT indicators of population characteristics were computed using data from a survey of data provider...

INTRODUCTION The spatial distribution of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) co-infection in adult residents of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil was evaluated. METHODS Socio-demographic data for the DH/AIDS cases were obtained from a reference hospital, and socio-environmental indicators were obtained from an official Brazilian institute. Kernel analysis and...

This exploratory study examined the relationship between self-reports of burnout and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, and psychological well-being of nursing staff. Data were collected from 224 staff nurses using anonymously completed questionnaires, a 37 percent response rate. Three indicators of burnout were consi...

Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and agroecological indicators. Panel econometric models show that several indicators of structural t...

BACKGROUND The number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) increases annually and worldwide. Differences in the RRT incidence, prevalence, and modality vary between regions and countries for reasons yet to be clarified. AIMS Gain a better understanding of the association between hemodialysis (HD)-related variables and general population global health indicators. METHODS The...

conclusions this study indicated that there are major indicators affecting oral health status and it was believed that current study results and suggestions can pave the way for health care planners and policymakers. results the obtained results showed that the average dmft was 7.91 ± 3.78 and one third of the students had symptoms of gingival inflammation, whereas only five percent of them did...

Many researchers have presented results of the relationships between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) indicators (outcomes) and health risk factors using either linear or logistic regression modeling. We combined the results of multiple HRQOL models by using item response theory (IRT) to assess the association between multiple correlated HRQOL indicators and multiple demographic and healt...

OBJECTIVE In order to identify intraurban differentials, the prevalence of major protection and risk factors for non communicable chronic diseases were analyzed in nine health districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS Analysis of data from a telephone survey conducted with 2,000 adults in Belo Horizonte, in 2010, using the average linkage method for cluster analysis among the...

The indicators, types and forms of employment, indicators reflecting the effectiveness factors affecting population employment were mentioned in this work. In addition, description is also given to characteristics formation labor market. It very important understand economic, demographic, social meaning process investigating population. Economic can be seen terms supporting good life from its o...