Correlates of protection against human rotavirus disease and the factors influencing protection in low-income settings

Savings is the balance out of income but is not spent on current consumption. Because we cannot anticipate what would take place in the future, we should set aside some money for unexpected events or emergencies. Without savings, unexpected events can become large financial burdens. Therefore, savings helps an individual or family become financially secure. Due to limited savings and with such low income levels, we are mostly depending on debts to finance our consumption. Currently, Malaysia household debt is amongst the highest in Asia, at 86% of GDP. There are many factors influencing savings rate in Malaysia. The paper aims to measure the economic variables that may significantly influence toward savings rate in the country.

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Factors influencing the acceptance of HPV vaccine among civil servants in Delta State Secretariat

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 1227

Author(s):

Uchechukwuka Nnemdi Okwe ◽

Helen Chime ◽

Ezekiel Uba Nwose

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Cervical Screening ◽

Hpv Vaccination ◽

Time Constraints ◽

Survey Method ◽

High Income Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vaccination Programs ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Background: The importance of cervical screening and HPV vaccination cannot be overemphasized. Yet, the level of uptake of HPV vaccination has never been evaluated among Secretariat personnel in Delta State of Nigeria. This part-of-four piece of study aimed to identify the barriers to the acceptance of HPV vaccination in Delta State, Nigeria.Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey method was adopted using a structured questionnaire. 285 participants were included. The structured questionnaire included questions on acceptance of HPV vaccination and the factors influencing acceptability. Statistical analysis included percentage proportions of respondents. Absolute and relative frequencies of the factors were also determined. Chi-squared analysis was performed based on dichotomy of participants based on yes/no response to being vaccinated.Results: Less than 8% of respondents have completed the HPV vaccination program. Low income earners have accepted the vaccination more than the high income group (p <0.003). Nature of work implying time constraints was an absolute factor. Accessibility is one of four factors that were significantly associated (p <0.002).Conclusions: Given the observation on nature of work and associated implication of time constraints and also inaccessibility as potentially major factors; it suffices to suggest that acceptance of HPV vaccination may be improved by expounding the days and sites of vaccination programs to be closer to the offices and scheduled around lunch-break times.

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Factors Influencing Prostate Cancer Screening in Low-Income African Americans in Tennessee

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved ◽

10.1353/hpu.0.0235 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 21 (1A) ◽

pp. 114-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Kushal Patel ◽

Donna Kenerson ◽

Hong Wang ◽

Byron Brown ◽

Helen Pinkerton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

African Americans ◽

Low Income ◽

Prostate Cancer Screening ◽

Factors Influencing

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Pregnant Women's Ratings of Different Factors Influencing Psychological Stress during Pregnancy

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1976.39.1.203 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 203-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Kathleen J. Yamamoto ◽

Dennis K. Kinney

Keyword(s):

Psychological Stress ◽

Life Events ◽

Low Income ◽

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Present Sample ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Manifest Anxiety

A group of predominantly white and low-income women answered questionnaires including (a) rating adjustment required by various life events, (b) listing events occurring during pregnancy or the preceding year, (c) personal and social resources for coping with life events, (d) the Manifest Anxiety Scale, and (e) the Lie Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results indicate that making life-event scales more sensitive as measures of stress will require specifying the emotional significance that life events have for a person, either by obtaining the person's own ratings, or by using mean life adjustment ratings from appropriate samples. Mean adjustment ratings given 69 different life events are listed for the present sample. Women who were more candid (as judged by the Lie Scale scores) reported significantly more stressful life events and had higher Manifest Anxiety Scale scores, indicating the need to control for subject denial in stress research. However, the amount of stressful life change and the resources for coping with such change also made significant independent contributions to the variance in anxiety scale scores, suggesting the feasibility of measuring different factors influencing psychological stress in pregnant women.

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Factors influencing vegetable intake in low income, multiethnic school children

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a675-a ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Patricia Wakimoto ◽

Susan Donohue ◽

Ginny Gildengorin ◽

Barbara Sutherland

Keyword(s):

School Children ◽

Low Income ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Factors Influencing

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Assessment of prevalence and risk factors for anaemia in pregnant women attending Karnataka institute of medical sciences, outpatient department, Hubballi, Karnataka, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 1916

Author(s):

Dattatraya D. Bant ◽

Shiv Kumar

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Folic Acid ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Low Income ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

History Of ◽

Iron And Folic Acid ◽

Anaemia In Pregnancy ◽

Inter Pregnancy Interval ◽

In Pregnancy

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in India and world. Anaemia in pregnancy continues to be a problem in spite of national programs for its prevention and control. It accounts for 1/5th of maternal deaths worldwide and 16% in India and is the major factor responsible for low birth weight, abortions, premature birth, and post-partum haemorrhage. Hence determining the status and factors influencing anaemia among pregnant women is essential to treat and prevent the same. Objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 pregnant women attending for antenatal care at KIMS OPD from 3rd June to 4th July. A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was applied to collect data. Haemoglobin estimation was done by Sahli’s method.Results: Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was found to be 81%; majority had moderate anaemia 57%. The mean age of pregnant women in the study is 24.55 years and 46.5% belong to lower socioeconomic status, 43% lived in joint families. Factors influencing anaemia were multi-parity, short inter-pregnancy interval, no history of recent deworming and iron and folic acid tablets intake.Conclusions: In the present study, the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was found to be very high i.e., 81% especially among illiterates, low income groups, multiparous women, short inter-pregnancy interval, no history of recent deworming and iron and folic acid tablets intake.

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