Urbanization has become a dominant driver of landscape transformation across the world, with cities representing centers economic and socio-cultural development [...]

BACKGROUND Diarrheal disease forms one of the two major killer diseases in children under five years of age in the developing world. There are inherent cultural practices for management of diarrhea at the domestic level. Also, the treatment practices at health centers vary, with inappropriate use of antibiotics, and iv fluids observed commonly, while ORS is less frequently used. METHODOLOGY C...

This paper examines how students from different cultural backgrounds use email to communicate with other students and lecturers. The South Pacific region, isolated, vast, and culturally diverse, was selected as an excellent research environment in which to study the effect of cultural differences and educational technology on distance learning. The context of the research was two competing dist...

A field study was conducted to identify cultural factors--values, beliefs, and related characteristics--associated with health-risk behavior among adult members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The Cultural Values Survey (CVS), an instrument for measuring cultural values and related characteristics, was developed and pilot tested in the study population. This instrument, along with the Health...

BACKGROUND Residents and fellows frequently care for patients from diverse populations but often have limited familiarity with the cultural preferences and social determinants that contribute to the health of their patients and communities. Faculty physicians at academic health centers are increasingly interested in incorporating the topics of cultural diversity and healthcare disparities into ...

The patient-healthcare provider communication process--particularly the provider's cultural competency--is increasingly recognized as a key to reducing racial/ethnic disparities in health and healthcare utilization. A working group was formed by the Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services to identify strategies for improving healthcare providers' cultural competency. ...

introduction cultural or heritage tourism is a tool of economic development that leads to economic growth by attracting visitors from outside the host community through historic and heritage attractions of destinations. this is a human heritage as cultural traditions of each society and is considered as cultural tourist attractions. hence, yazd is an ancient city with archaic culture and also r...