background and objectives: poverty and risk of nutritional vulnerability of female-headed households (fhhs) are usually higher than male-headed households (mhhs). this study aimed at comparing the socio-economic status, and food and nutrient intake of fhhs and mhhs based on the data from comprehensive study on household food consumption patterns and nutritional status of iran (2001-2003). mater...

BACKGROUND The persistence of rural-urban disparities in child nutrition outcomes in developing countries alongside rapid urbanisation and increasing incidence of child malnutrition in urban areas raises an important health policy question - whether fundamentally different nutrition policies and interventions are required in rural and urban areas. Addressing this question requires an enhanced u...

The aim of the paper was to describe general health, socio-economic and demographic characteristics of endometrial cancer patients in comparison to healthy women. During years 1996-2002, 100 women with endometrial carcinoma and 100 healthy women were interviewed about their health, socio-economic and demographic status and compared. The endometrial cancer patients were more often older, postmen...

Census maps contain important socio-economic information regarding the population of a country. Computing these maps is critical given that policy makers often times make important decisions based upon such information. However, the compilation of census maps requires extensive resources and becomes highly expensive, especially for emerging economies with limited budgets. On the other hand, the...

This research investigated the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and male contraceptive uptake in Kenya. A survey of 572 randomly selected respondents participated study. The study assessed respondents’ profiles such as location residence, age, marital status, polygyny, family size, education attainment, working status income level. age ranged from 18 to 60 years. Chi-square re...

in recent years, the high level of consumption in iranian society has provoked wide social and political debates. nevertheless, there have been few systematic social studies to examine social and individual factors that influence consumption values and behaviors. this paper examines social determinants of consumption aspiration of married women. data for the study collected through a cross-sect...