The housing choices of the elderly are classified into five types: assisted communities, unassisted 60 plus communities, shared housing, supported housing and conventional housing. The selection of each of the first four is studied relative to the selection of conventional housing. Assisted communities are favored by older households (especially those with the oldest person over 85) and when th...

BACKGROUND Although women occupy a central position in agriculture in many developing countries, they face numerous constraints to achieving their full potential including unequal access to assets and limited decision-making authority. We explore the intersection of agricultural livelihoods, food and economic security, and women's sexual and reproductive health in Iringa Region, Tanzania. Our g...

The study was attempts to estimate the food security status and access coping strategies utilized during shortages among rural households of Assam. Data were collected in year 2016-17 from 120 farmers, who selected using a stratified random sampling method classified according their possession land. analyzed descriptive statistics, index tabular percentage analysis. revealed that Lower Brahmapu...

The Rational Expectations Permanent Income Hypothesis implies that consumption follows a martingale. However, most empirical tests have rejected the hypothesis. Those empirical tests are based on linear models. If the data generating process is non-linear, conventional tests may not assess some of the randomness properly. As a result, inference based on conventional tests of linear models can b...

Nonfarm activities play an important role in the determination of rural household income, consumption expenditure, and household food security. However, much less studies have been devoted to the factors that influence nonfarm income diversification by farm household in developing countries. Using cross-sectional data and a probit model, this study attempts to determine the factors influencing ...

People with mid-cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) often have difficulty in performing activities of daily living due to weakness or paralysis the flexor muscles. The inability perform requiring fine motor control, such as eating, brushing, writing, unlocking doors, etc., affects overall quality life negatively. To tasks, appropriate movement hands, specifically at wrist, is essential. For SCI p...