Microfinance is a type of banking service that is provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who would otherwise have no other means of gaining financial services. Micro finance through Self Help Group (SHG) has been recognized internationally as the modern tool to combat poverty and for rural development. Micro finance and SHGs are effective in reducing poverty, empowering wome...

Background: The extensive education on contraceptive methods, particularly in rural areas of developing countries, play a pivotal role in preventing of induced abortion. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and major cause of induced abortion in women in northwestern Iran. Materials and Methods: The hospital documentary of 848 women encountering medical examinations du...

the main purpose of this applied research is to investigate the factors affecting rural female entrepreneur’s business performance. based on theoretical literature, business performance is affected by several factors such as demographic characteristics, environmental factors, motives, social networks, skills, human capital and social learning. this research has been conducted applying a surveyi...

INTRODUCTION The needs and issues of rural women regarding pharmacologic information and therapy are rarely explored. We sought to explore the needs and issues of rural women in Canada regarding drug-related information and prescription and nonprescription pharmaceuticals. METHODS We used the qualitative methodology of interpretive description. In-depth semistructured face-to-face interviews ...

total population of hormozgan pro vince of iran was 760,014 in 1365 and 10,045,085 in 1375, which shows a growth rate of %3/2 in 10 years. in comparison with other provinces. the growth rate is one of the highest in the country. th e aim of this study was to determine the fertility of hormozgan province. the method of study was cross - sectional and the sampling in a two stage s sampling of 200...

production of family poultry is one of the activities which women in the villages participate and several factors effect on their participation in these activities. the purpose of this descriptive- correlational study was to investigate factors related to the participation level of rural women in family poultry activities. the statistical population consisted all rural households in maragheh co...

did not collect data on women who may have booked for birth at the rural unit but were transferred out of the model during their pregnancy. There is a very well developed antenatal screening process in place in New Zealand that requires the Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) to refer women with risk factors to an obstetrician, thus only low-risk women are eligible for care in rural or remote rural unit...

BACKGROUND The use of antenatal care (ANC) varies between countries and in different settings within each country. Most previous studies of ANC in Vietnam have been cross-sectional, and conducted in rural areas before the year 2000. This study aims to compare the pattern and the adequacy of ANC used in rural and urban Vietnam following two cohorts of pregnant women. METHODS A comparative stud...

purpose: for the time being, the status of women in any society is an indicator of a society progress; indeed more attention will be paid to this fact day in day, and international organizations and institutes which involved in development activities have put their emphasis on this subject. one of the main important approaches to improve the women status is to empower their situation in importa...