Diseases of women that are due to their gender specific roles and responsibilities result from cultural and social factors prevalent in the environs. World Health Organization has put special emphasis on research need regarding gender related factors for diseases disproportionately affecting women in developing countries. The objective of this write up was to determine the prevalence of depress...

social interaction among different ethnic groups has been a major focus of study in the world in recent decades. the population of iran is composed of variety of ethnic groups (such as linguistic, religious and cultural) and for this study the people of different backgrounds are considered. this article will discuss the types of social interaction among different ethnic groups and the role of y...

The paper examines the gender orientation of political discourse from a stylistic viewpoint. Gender markers contemporary English and colloquial clichés that these form are analyzed. As politicians appear on stage, verbalization their ideas is new promising oratorical experience. Therefore, ways means analyzing linguistic characteristics in terms tenderness benevolence seem to be relevant aspect...

Microsystem risk and protective factors associated with early sexual intercourse among low-income adolescents were assessed using bioecological theory and a risk and resiliency framework. Waves 1 and 2 of Welfare, Children and Families: A Three-City Study were used (N=984, 10-14 years). Findings showed age, gender, race, two-parent households, separated households, households where the mother f...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, there is a growing concern with adolescents' low levels of physical activity (PA). We used a comprehensive social ecological framework to uncover factors associated with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adolescents from southeastern Spain. METHODS A population-based sample of 3249 adolescents aged 12-17 participated in a school-based survey in 2006. Potential ...

BACKGROUND Paradoxically, despite their longer life expectancy, women report poorer health than men. Time devoted to differing social roles could be an explanation for the observed gender differences in health among the elderly. The objective of this study was to explain gender differences in self-reported health among the elderly by taking time use activities, socio-economic positions, family ...

AIMS The aim of the present study was to examine the association between social-cognitive factors, school factors, and smoking initiation among adolescents who had never smoked. METHODS The study was based on longitudinal data on Danish adolescents attending randomly selected public schools. Adolescents enrolled in grade 7 (mean age, 13 years) who had never smoked (n = 912) were followed up f...