scholarly journals GeographicalDifference, Rural-urban Transition and Trend in Stroke Prevalence in China: Findings from a National Epidemiological Survey of Stroke in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Ru ◽  
Wenzhi Wang ◽  
Haixin Sun ◽  
Dongling Sun ◽  
Jie Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
The South ◽  
Urban Transition ◽  
The North ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Stroke Prevalence ◽  
Urban Rural

AbstractAccurate and up-to-date provincial and regional-level stroke prevalence estimates are important for research planning and targeted strategies for stroke prevention and management. However, recent and comprehensive evaluation is lacking over the past 30 years in China. This study aimed to examine the geographical variations in stroke prevalence based on data from the National Epidemiological Survey of Stroke in China (NESS-China) and demonstrate urban-rural transition and trend over three decades. The stroke prevalence (prevalence day, August 31, 2013) was estimated using the world standard population. The stroke prevalence was 873.4 per 100,000 population, and varied from 218.0 in Sichuan to 1768.9 in Heilongjiang. Stroke prevalence exhibited a noticeable north-south gradient (1097.1, 917.7, and 619.4 in the north, middle, and the south, respectively; P < 0.001) and showed a 2.0-fold, 1.5-fold, and 1.2-fold increase in rural areas in the north, the middle, and the south, respectively, from 1985 to 2013. Overall, stroke prevalence was higher in the rural regions than in the urban (945.4 versus 797.5, P < 0.001) regions. However, the converse was depicted in 12 provinces. A noticeable geographical variation in stroke prevalence was observed and was evolving overtime in China. It is imperative that effective public health policies and interventions be implemented, especially in those regions with higher prevalence.

scholarly journals ACIDENTES COM TRATORES NAS REGIÕES BRASILEIRAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Isabela Oliveira Lima ◽  
Leonardo De Almeida Monteiro ◽  
Elivania Maria Sousa Nascimento ◽  
Rafaela Paula Melo ◽  
Mara Alice Maciel dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Exponential Model ◽  
The South ◽  
Inverse Distance Weighted ◽  
The North ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Distance Weighted ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Inverse Distance ◽  
Agricultural Machines

ACIDENTES COM TRATORES NAS REGIÕES BRASILEIRAS   ISABELA OLIVEIRA LIMA1; LEONARDO DE ALMEIDA MONTEIRO2; ELIVANIA MARIA SOUSA NASCIMENTO3; RAFAELA PAULA MELO4 E MARA ALICE MACIEL DOS SANTOS5   [1] Doutoranda em Engenharia Agrícola, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Bloco 804, s/n – Pici, cep:60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Professor Doutor, Universidade Federal do Ceará-UFC, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Bloco 804, s/n - Pici, cep:60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] 3Doutoranda em Engenharia Agrícola, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Bloco 804, s/n - Pici, cep:60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] 4Doutora em Engenharia Agrícola, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Bloco 804, s/n - Pici, cep:60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] 5Mestre e Engenharia Agrícola, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Bloco 804, s/n - Pici, cep:60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]   RESUMO: Acidentes de trabalho no meio rural estão se tornando cada dia mais frequentes, e se faz necessário a identificação destes para que se possa implementar medidas preventivas. Em consonância a essa busca o presente trabalho objetivou-se a mapear acidentes com máquinas agrícolas sucedidos no Brasil no período de janeiro de 2013 a maio de 2016, usando técnicas de geoprocessamento para a confecção dos mapas. Os dados foram obtidos a partir de um compilado de informações de acidentes ocorridos no período. Foram desenvolvidos mapas pelo IDW (Inverse Distance Weighted), permitindo a identificação das áreas de maior e menor concentração de acidentes. Os dados analisados foram submetidos a uma verificação da dependência espacial das variáveis, pela análise geoestatística, segundo Yamamoto e Landim (2015). Os resultados demonstram uma maior concentração de acidentes na região Sul do país. As regiões Sul e Norte apresentaram médias de acidentes iguais a do território nacional. A menor média de acidentes foi na região Nordeste (1,2 acidentes/Estado). As regiões Sul, Sudeste, Centro oeste e Nordeste apresentaram como modelo efeito pepita puro (EPP), enquanto que a região Norte apresentou modelo exponencial. O uso de ferramentas de SIG mostrou-se eficiente para o mapeamento dos acidentes com tratores nas regiões brasileiras.   Palavras-chaves: Segurança, Prevenção, Georreferenciamento, Mecanização agrícola.   ACCIDENTS WITH TRACTORS IN THE BRAZILIAN REGIONS   ABSTRACT: Accidents at work in rural areas are becoming more frequent, and their identification is necessary so that preventive measures can be implemented. In line with this search, the present work aimed to map accidents with agricultural machines succeeded in Brazil from January 2013 to May 2016, using geoprocessing techniques to make maps. Data were obtained from a compilation of information on accidents occurring in the period. Maps were developed by IDW (Inverse Distance Weighted), allowing the identification of areas with the highest and lowest concentration of accidents. Os dados analisados foram submetidos a uma verificação da dependência espacial das variáveis, pela análise geoestatística, segundo Yamamoto e Landim (2015). The results show a higher concentration of accidents in the southern region of the country. The South and North regions had accident averages equal to the national territory. The lowest average of accidents was in the Northeast region (1.2 accidents / State). The South, Southeast, Midwest and Northeast regions presented as pure nugget effect (EPP) model, while the North region presented exponential model. The use of GIS tools proved to be efficient for the mapping of tractor accidents in the Brazilian regions.   Keywords: safety, prevention, georeferencing, agricultural mechanization.

Selected determinants of fertility in vietnam: age at marriage, marriage to first birth interval and age at first birth

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Luc ◽  
Nguyen Minh Thang ◽  
Ingrid Swenson ◽  
Pham Bich San
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Age At First Birth ◽  
The South ◽  
First Birth ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
The North

SummaryData from the 4172 women aged 15–49 interviewed in the 1988 Vietnamese Demographic and Health Survey were used to examine age at marriage, marriage to first birth intervals and age at first birth. Differences between urban and rural areas, northern and southern provinces and by education of the women were analysed.The majority of the women had their first birth before age 20, but women with secondary education had a significantly higher age at first birth than those with little or no education, and women from the north had a significantly higher age at first birth than women from the south. Rural women and those with little or no education married at significantly younger ages than urban women and those with secondary education; these education effects were confirmed in a rural subsample of women. Women from rural areas and from the north had significantly shorter marriage to first birth intervals than urban women and those from the south, but there were no significant effects related to education.

The school drop-out or rather “push out” problem in the South and in the North

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Birgit Brock-Utne ◽  
Torill Aagot Halvorsen ◽  
Mwajuma Vuzo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
The South ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
The North ◽  
School Drop Out ◽  
Out Of School

Both in developing countries in the South and developed countries in the North a large portion of pupils from each cohort drop out or, maybe more correctly described, are pushed out of school each year. In the South, there is also a considerable portion of school-aged children who do not attend school at all. The article examines selected data collected from ethnographic interviews, during a Norwegian ongoing longitudinal project, and a survey in Tanzania, and other developing countries. We ask the questions: What are the reasons for this situation? Are the reasons the same in the South as in the North? In this article examples will be given from a country in the North, Norway and a country in the South, Tanzania. What do we know about the reasons for dropping out of school in these two countries? Who are the children dropping out? From which social class do they come? Are they from urban or rural areas? Were there more boys or more girls? What happens to the children after they drop out of school? How much is the school itself to blame for the situation? How relevant is what is learnt in school to the life children lead and their job prospects? What could have been done differently in order to retain children in school in the South, exemplified by Tanzania, and the North exemplified by Norway?

scholarly journals Subnational estimates of maternal mortality in Nigeria: Analysis of female siblings’ survivorship histories. 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Opeyemi Oluwatosin Babajide ◽  
Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi ◽  
Olusola Ayeni
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
The South ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
South West

Abstract BACKGROUND High Maternal Mortality (MM) in Nigeria is further complicated by the lack of reliable estimates for subnational levels such as states and geopolitical regions. Disaggregating maternal mortality estimates by subnational levels is crucial to ensuring policy decisions and program implementation are adapted to areas with a high burden of mortality. This study involves a novel adaptation of small area estimation techniques to derive plausible estimates of levels and trends in Maternal Mortality rates and ratios for states and geopolitical regions in Nigeria. METHODS. Survivorship history data of 293,769 female siblings were provided by 114,154 women in the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys of 2008, 2013 and 2018. MM Rates and Ratios were estimated using the Empirical Bayesian technique for small area demographic estimates. The James-Stein estimator was used to shrink the estimates closer to the population mean values with 95% Confidence Interval (CI). RESULTS Levels of MMRatio were highest in the rural areas, States and regions in Northern Nigeria. MMRatio was consistently lower in the South West (2008=281; 2013=367; 2018=392) and higher among the Northern regions of the country, particularly the North-East (2008=654; 2013=612; 2018=901) for three consecutive surveys. Over the three surveys, mortality trends declined about 18% in the North West and 54.2% in the South East region. However, there was a 4.8% increase in MMRatio for South West between 2008 to 2018. CONCLUSIONS Nigeria has geopolitical and sub-national disparities that pose a burden to the country’s maternal health. Since several states in the Northern geopolitical zone still show high maternal mortality, targeted intervention at state levels should be explored to ensure that mothers who need help get it to ensure the sustainable development goals are met.

scholarly journals Epidemiological Survey of Measles Cases in the South of Kerman Province during 2014-2015

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Mashayekhi Mazar ◽  
Ali Dehghani ◽  
Masaood Mirzaee ◽  
Mohsen Askarshahi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Sharifi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
The South ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
History Of ◽  
Measles Vaccination ◽  
Spss Software

Introduction: Due to the global burden of measles, many measures have always been taken to control and eradicate this disease. However, epidemics of this disease still sometimes occur in some parts of the world and Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of measles cases in the south of Kerman Province during 2014-2015. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 326-suspected cases of measles using a checklist and review forms. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16. Results: During the years of 2004 and 2005, out of the total number of suspected cases (n=326), 23% were laboratory confirmed. The highest percentage of measles was in the age group of 1 to 4 years (45.3%) and above 10 years (30.7%) and the highest cases of measles were among males (61.3%). Most cases of definite measles were in people without a history of vaccination (61.3%), in Iranians (81.3%) and in rural areas (73.3%). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, there is a need to pay attention to additional immunization in remote areas and in places of gathering of foreign nationals. The highest prevalence of measles were among people who did not have a history of measles vaccination, it seems that the measles vaccination program has not been very successful in the cities covered by the Jiroft University of Medical Sciences. It is recommended that additional studies be performed to determine the risk factors for measles.

scholarly journals Percent Black: Regionalism, Urbanism and Group Threat as Explanations for Racial Disparities in Imprisonment 1985-2001

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Threshold Effect ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Group Threat ◽  
Admission Rates ◽  
The North ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Black Populations ◽  
Prison Admission

Black prison admission rates &amp; Black/White disparities in prison admissions 1985-2001 were lower in the Old South than in the North. Detailed examination shows a threshold effect: the minimum Black imprisonment rate was uncorrelated with percent Black, but very high Black imprisonment rates occurred only where the percent Black was relatively low. This is not explained by the statistical instability of small populations: although there is more instability where the percent Black is low, the pattern holds up for places with large Black populations. It is also not explained by urbanity as the pattern replicates for metropolitan areas. In addition, the assumption that imprisonment is basically an urban phenomenon is wrong: Whites have higher imprisonment rates in rural areas, and the urban-rural difference for Blacks declined to a low level by the end of the study period. Other minorities are briefly discussed, showing that each has a distinctive pattern. Overall the data refute simplistic theories of group threat and support social control theories that consider both the capacity and desire for social control.

Research on Traditional Stone Buildings in West Hunan Rural Areas

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 218-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Fang Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Natural Stone ◽  
The South ◽  
The North ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Stone Slab ◽  
Stone Material

Stone buildings have long history in west Hunan, stone is one of the most important building material that has been widely used in traditional building, village and town constructions especially in rural mountainous minority areas where rock resource is abundant. Stone is natural and compatible with the environment. Buildings built with local natural stone material in west Hunan minority areas are worth studying considering sustainable development and culture protection. Stone slab masonry in the south with grey limestone slabs and rubble masonry in the north with brown rubbles are two different types. Stone dominates the exterior, while the interior and main structures are built of wood like most of the traditional Chinese buildings. Traditional building techniques are passed on in the stone buildings while they also form the unique culture image of west Hunan rural areas.

scholarly journals Dog Ecology and Demographics in Several Areas in the Philippines and Its Application to Anti-Rabies Vaccination Programs

Animals ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Amit Chaudhari ◽  
Tamara Kartal ◽  
George Brill ◽  
Kazami Joanne Amano ◽  
Maria Glofezita Lagayan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Rabies Vaccination

Understanding dog population dynamics plays a vital role in planning both rabies and dog management interventions. Establishing a human to dog ratio and an understanding how the urban/rural nature of the community might affect the overall dog population estimate provides an easy-to-use reference to estimate approximate dog populations in a range of communities. A total of 10,664 households were interviewed in 10 locations in the Philippines (2017 and 2018) to understand the dog population variations among the urban, semi-urban and rural areas. Epicollect5 and OSM tracker applications were used to conduct household interviews using a predesigned fixed set of questions. All answers were recorded directly using mobile phone applications. The survey results showed that for every 1000 humans, there are 256.3 dogs in rural areas, 213.8 dogs in semi-rural areas, 208.7 dogs in urban areas and 170.0 dogs on small islands of the Philippines. We estimate a total dog population in the Philippines of 23.29 million dogs (CI 95%, 22.51–24.07 million). Based on the survey findings from Quezon City and Cebu City, targets, resources allocations and vaccination approach were adjusted for the anti-rabies vaccination program at two locations in 2018, which lead to a 3- to 4-fold increase in the total number of dogs vaccinated in each city compared to previous years.

scholarly journals Natural Focal Viral Fevers in the South of European Part of Russia. West Nile Fever

2020 ◽  
pp. 109-114
Author(s):  
O. V. Maletskaya ◽  
D. A. Prislegina ◽  
T. V. Taran ◽  
A. E. Platonov ◽  
V. M. Dubyansky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
European Part ◽  
The South ◽  
West Nile Fever ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
West Nile ◽  
The North ◽  
The Russian Federation

Aim. Investigation of modern epizootic and epidemic situation on West Nile fever (WNF) in the south of the European part of the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. Data from statistical documentation (epidemiological survey of the infectious disease focus, annual summary reports over the period of 2009–2018) and epizootic monitoring data presented by the Rospotrebnadzor Administrations and the Centers of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the constituent entities of the Southern and the North Caucasian Federal Districts were used. Descriptive, analytical methods and retrospective epidemiological analysis were applied. Results and discusson. The activity of natural WNF focus in the south of the European part of the Russian Federation was confirmed by the results of the annual epizootiological monitoring and the annual epidemic manifestations of the disease. 74.15 per cent of the cases and all major WNF outbreaks in the country between 2009 and 2018 were noted in the territory of the southern region. Most of the patients (97.8 per cent) are registered in the Volgograd, Astrakhan and Rostov Regions. In other southern entities sporadic incidence (this represents 2.2 per cent of all WNF cases in the south of the Russian Federation) was noted. Less serious clinical forms of the disease without the damage of central nervous system were observed in most of WNF patients. Fatal outcomes were registered in 7 WNF patients (this represents 0.58 per cent of all cases) over the past 10 years. The significant expanding of the West Nile virus geographic area and activation of the natural foci of this infection in the south of the Russian Federation in 2009- 2018 has been established. The epizootic and epidemic WNF center is located in the Volgograd, Astrakhan and Rostov Regions. It was confirmed by persistent epizootic and epidemic instability in this territory. The modern epidemic WNF feature in the south of the European part of the Russian Federation during the 10-year survey period is the relatively low mortality (0.58 per cent).

scholarly journals Migration in rural areas of Russia: territorial differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikita V. Mkrtchyan
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Far East ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The South ◽  
Urban District ◽  
The North ◽  
Growth Decline ◽  
South Of Siberia ◽  
Growth Loss

Abstract The article analyzes indicators of intensity of migration growth of municipal formations of the rank of district or urban district with completely rural or predominantly rural population. Rural areas in the suburbs of regional capitals and intraregional periphery, as well as those located in the South, the Non-Chernozem region, the South of Siberia and the Far East, the territories of the Far North and its equivalent areas, are considered separately. Both general indicators of the intensity of migration population growth (decline) and by 5-year age groups are compared. The source was data on long-term migration for 2012-2016, published in the Indicators of Municipal Entities databases of Rosstat. The analysis showed that suburban/peripheral differences in the migration balance of rural areas are more pronounced than spatial-geographical (zonal). Age profiles of migratory growth (loss) by geographical zones are similar, but differ in intensity — in the north and east outflow is higher. Suburban and peripheral rural areas in terms of intensity of migration balance differ fundamentally: the most intense migratory growth in all ages except for the youngest is noted in the suburbs.

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