Demographic, socioeconomic, and sociocultural factors associated with any breastfeeding in homeless mothers

Background In many countries, there is evidence that intimate partner violence is prevalent among young women. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with intimate partner violence in young women (aged 15–24 years) attending secondary schools in Maputo, Mozambique. Method Using a probability proportional sampling strategy, 431 participants were recruited, and the data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between IPV and sociodemographic and sociocultural factors. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are reported. Results Of the 413 participants, 248 (60%) (95% CI: 55.15–64.61) had experienced at least one form of IPV in their lifetime. Then, of the 293 participants who had a partner in the previous 12 months prior to the data collection, 186 (63.4%) (95% CI: 57.68–69.00) reported IPV in the 12 months prior to data collection. The psychological violence was the predominant type of violence, lifetime prevalence 230 (55.7%), and over the previous 12 months 164 (55.9%). The risk of IPV was associated with young women lacking religious commitment (AOR, 1.596, 95% CI: 1.009–2.525, p = 0.046) and if the head of the young women’s household was unemployed (AOR, 1.642 95% CI: 1.044–2.584, p = 0.032). In the bivariate analysis the odds of being abused remained lower among the younger teenage women (OR, 0.458 95% CI: 0.237–0.888, p = 0.021), and higher, among young women if the partner was employed (OR, 2.247 95% CI: 1.187–4.256, p = 0.013) and among the young women believing that males are superior to females (OR, 2.298 95% CI:1.014–5.210. p = 0.046). Conclusion These findings reveal a high prevalence of IPV among young women. Comprehensive programs should incorporate socioeconomic empowerment strategies to increase women’s autonomy. There is a need to address religious beliefs through cultural perspectives, to improve social interactions that promote violence free relationships, gender egalitarian norms, and physical and emotional wellbeing for young women.

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Prevalence, patterns and sociocultural factors associated with use of tobacco-based dentifrices (Gul) in India

Indian Journal of Cancer ◽

10.4103/ijc.ijc_717_18 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

pp. 0

Author(s):

Rashmi Mehra ◽

Vikrant Mohanty ◽

YB Aswini ◽

Shivam Kapoor ◽

Vaibhav Gupta

Keyword(s):

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Factors Associated

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Factors associated with HIV transmission risk in people with a severe mental illness. A narrative review

Salud Mental ◽

10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2017.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 29-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dulce Galarza-Tejada ◽

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Ramiro Caballero-Hoyos ◽

Luciana Ramos-Lira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

General Population ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Hiv Transmission ◽

Population Group ◽

Narrative Review ◽

Transmission Risk ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Hiv Transmission Risk

Background. People with a severe mental illness (SMI) are a highly vulnerable group for the transmission risk of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They have a higher seroprevalence compared with the general population and their life expectancy is shorter than those of people without the disease. This narrative review describes individual factors or those inherent to a person’s characteristics and the sociocultural factors conditioning sexual behaviour and prevention norms. Objective. The purpose of this narrative review is to describe individual and sociocultural factors associated with the risk of HIV in people with a severe mental illness. Method. 82 empirical studies published between 1981 and 2015, addressing HIV transmission risk factors and sociocultural dimensions related to vulnerability were selected. Four indexes were used for this purpose: ISI Web of Knowledge, Redalyc, SciELO, and PUBMED; and four multidisciplinary electronic databases: Ebscohost Web, ProQuest, Sage Publications and ScienceDirect. Results. The analysis based on coding and systematic categorization shows that people with SMI are more vulnerable to risk than the general population, with differentials based on the severity of the disease symptomatology and economic and sociocultural characteristics associated with HIV-related risk practices. Discussion and conclusion. The need to design longitudinal studies with mixed methodology is proposed to attain a deeper understanding of the interaction of factors associated and processes conditioning risk. In this population group, structural preventive programs that take into account social and gender inequality must be implemented.

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Sociocultural Factors Associated with Caregiver-Psychiatrist Relationship in Taiwan

Psychiatry Investigation ◽

10.4306/pi.2016.13.3.288 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 288 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hui-Ching Wu ◽

Fang-pei Chen

Keyword(s):

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Factors Associated

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Sociocultural Factors Associated With Abuse of Mentally Impaired Persons in Imo State, Nigeria

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.1177/0272684x15596094 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 349-370 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ngozi E. Chukwu ◽

Nkechi G. Onyeneho

Keyword(s):

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Imo State ◽

Mentally Impaired

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Clinical and Sociocultural Factors Associated With Failure to Escalate Care of Deteriorating Patients

American Journal of Medical Quality ◽

10.1177/1062860617748739 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 391-396

Author(s):

Firas S. Elmufdi ◽

Susan L. Burton ◽

Nishant Sahni ◽

Craig R. Weinert

Keyword(s):

Text Analysis ◽

Moral Distress ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Analysis Software ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Daily Care ◽

Code Blue ◽

Medical Emergencies ◽

Patients With Poor Prognosis

In-hospital medical emergencies occur frequently. Understanding how clinicians respond to deteriorating patients outside the intensive care unit (ICU) could improve “rescue” interventions and rapid response programs. This was a qualitative study with interviews with 40 clinicians caring for patients who had a “Code Blue” activation or an unplanned ICU admission at teaching hospitals over 7 months. Four study physicians independently analyzed interview transcripts; refined themes were linked to the transcript using text analysis software. Nine themes were found to be associated with clinicians’ management of deteriorating patients. Multiple human biases influence daily care for deteriorating hospitalized patients. A novel finding is that “moral distress” affects escalation behavior for patients with poor prognosis. Most themes indicate that ward culture influences clinicians to wait until the last minute to escalate care despite being worried about the patients’ condition.

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