BACKGROUND Despite significant reduction in global disease prevalence, leprosy still has a high rate of disability while its determinants are unfair and many of them are amendable. The objective of this study was to measure inequality of disability in leprosy in Iran. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study (2006-2007) on all living people affected by leprosy registered in W. Azerbaijan prov...

OBJECTIVE To identify socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of weight gain in a sample of premenopasual black South African (SA) women. METHODS Changes in body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerised tomography), socio-economic status (SES) and behavioural/lifestyle factors were measured in 64 black SA women at baseline (27 ± 8 years) and after 5.5 years. RESULTS ...

BACKGROUND Declining rates of fertility and mortality are driving demographic transition in all regions of the world, leading to global population ageing and consequently changing patterns of global morbidity and mortality. Understanding sex-related health differences, recognising groups at risk of poor health and identifying determinants of poor health are therefore very important for both imp...

BACKGROUND Tackling inequalities in overweight, obesity and related determinants has become a top priority for the European research and policy agendas. Although it has been established that such inequalities accumulate from early childhood onward, they have not been studied extensively in children. The current article discusses the results of an explorative analysis for the identification of i...

This analysis examines the socioeconomic determinants of urbanization in Pakistan by using data from 1970 to 2020. For estimation, an ARDL technique and error correction model is used. The main outcomes show that variables gross domestic savings, inflation rate, industrialization, education, population growth GDP per capita are positively associated with urbanization, while financial developmen...