abstract background: infertility is a reproductive health problem and its prevalence is increasing in developing countries. this problem has some significant effects on the sexual behaviors of infertile women, especially during infertility treatment periods. discovering the existing beliefs in the field of sexual and reproductive health and also determining the misconceptions would define the e...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The decline in cardiovascular mortality in Denmark during the 1980s has been greatest in the highest socioeconomic groups of the population. This study examines whether the increased social inequality in cardiovascular mortality has been accompanied by a different trend in cardiovascular risk factors in different educational groups. DESIGN Data from three cross sectional WHO M...

Founded on the assumption that poor people are “natural entrepreneurs” (Bornstein 2005), microfinance has signaled a paradigm shift in development ideology. Using my experiences with microfinance in a fishing village in Senegal, this study will address the claims driving the microfinance movement, debate its pros and cons and pose further questions about its validity and widespread implementati...

OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their determinants in Chinese women. METHODS Data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance survey, comprising a nationally representative sample of women, were obtained to determine the prevalence of eight risk factors for chronic NCDs: current smoking, harmful use of alcohol, insuffi...

Much remains to be understood about the socioeconomic inequalities in hypertension that continue to exist. We investigated the association of socioeconomic status with blood pressure and prehypertension in childhood. In a prospective cohort, 3024 five- to six-year-old children had blood pressure measurements and available information on potential explanatory factors, namely birth weight, gestat...

Entrepreneurship is a subject of great interest, a process in which more and more people want to take part. The main character of entrepreneurial process is the entrepreneur. He is motivated by various factors and, with certain abilities, competences, attitudes and skills he can develop a sustainable business. In this study, the author aims to develop a profile of technological entrepreneur, st...

The relationships between life satisfaction, acculturation, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and gender role attitudes among Armenian American women were explored. The convenience sample of 204 women of Armenian descent (ages 18 -77 years) residing in Southern California and in Phoenix, Arizona, completed a survey including the following measures: Demographic questions, the Armenian Ethni...