This paper explores determinants of participation, intensity and the magnitude of the rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) in Tajikistan. Conducting analysis at the district level, in addition to traditional individual and household levels, helps to test the impact of institutional determinants of the RNFE invariant at the micro level. We have found that rural residents in Tajikistan are mostly pushed ...

ABSTRACT It is important for therapists to be knowledgeable about the impact of the environment on children's participation patterns and activity preferences. This study investigated the activity preference and participation among school-age children living in urban and rural locations. The participation patterns and preferences for activities of 58 typically developing children (32 males and 2...

The main purpose of this study was to assess participation of rural women in goat rearing. Pakulla union under Sonatola upazila of Bogra district in Bangladesh was the locale of the study. All the rural goat rearing farm family women heads of Pakulla union constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from a sample of 100 women heads selected randomly during15 December 2008 to 14...

introduction today, the mentality should be revised that a village is an atmosphere bounded in a special place with a set of economic and geography circumstances. a better understanding of rural features requires a deeper understanding of our rural areas where social relations and gender relations are well understood. rural areas, like other geographic areas, are highly generized spaces and all...

the main purpose followed in this study was to analyze the factors influencing on rural women’s participation in post harvest activities in asara, karaj. the statistical population included all the rural women who inhabit asara and are over 15 years of age (n= 2810). a sample of 110 rural women was selected through stratified random sampling method. a questionnaire was designed to collect data....

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...

Given the importance of women's participation and taking advantage of their ability, it is essential that a systematic and strategic plan should be organized in this area. Undoubtedly, planning for the development of the specific associations of rural women can be an effective step to increase their participation in various scenes, and it can also help improve the status and rights of women. Th...

the economic and social impact of public participation in hableh roud project has been assessed in the current study. this is a practical-operational research implemented as based upon descriptive method. the study population included 187 individual residents in 8 villages within the hableh roud catchment basin in tehran province. random sampling was utilized and the recommendations of experts ...

INTRODUCTION Participation in clinical trial (CT) research can help decrease health disparities in rural communities. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of principal investigators (PIs) regarding CT participation barriers and recruitment efforts in rural South Carolina, USA and to assess the actual pool of potential CT participants in rural and urban South Carolina. The ul...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether completing a year of the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) program is associated with entering the rural medical workforce. DESIGN AND SETTING Cohort study of graduates from the University of Western Australia who completed Year 5 of medical school between 2002 and 2009, comparing work location (identified from the Australian Health Practitioner...