Turkish-Style Segregation

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ela Ataç
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
The West ◽  
Common Pattern ◽  
Economic Segregation ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Shed Light

Research into social and spatial segregation in urban areas has a very long tradition in the Anglo-Saxon geography. Even after the 2000s only a few researchers have turned to the non-Western countries to understand and explain segregation in different geographies. As a country in-between the East and the West, in Turkey, where segregation reveals itself in many forms there are very few studies dealing directly with the question of segregation. The article thus deems it crucial to shed light on a rarely-known geography in terms of residential and socio-economic segregation practices focusing on a larger Anatolian geography. Key findings show that as far as residential segregation is concerned among socio-economic status groups, Turkish cities have a characteristic pattern where the highest and the lowest status groups never share a common border in urban areas. But, it is also seen that socio-economic groups behind this common pattern exhibit completely different characteristics.

Factors Associated with Distribution of Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Among Rural and Urban Women in Child Bearing Age – A Case of Mbala General Hospital, Northern Province, Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Daniel Sinkala
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Preeclampsia and eclampsia cases continue to rise in northern Zambia as people search for babies and continuity of clans’ survival. Due to the competitive nature of cultural demands/ myths on pregnancy and maternal socio-demographic factors (low-age, low socio-economic status, and poor health-seeking behaviour), women in rural prefer unprofessional primary health care services that are presumably affordable to them thereby, delaying in seeking for professional healthcare services. High levels of poverty in resource-limited areas have put many female adolescents at risk of falling pregnant. Thus, this study probed on the interaction between these maternal socio-demographic factors and disease distribution in both rural and urban areas with respect to various pregnancy outcomes. The study used retrospective quantitative methods in eliciting information from data sources (women, registers) in Mbala, Mpulungu, Senga, and Mungwi districts covering 3-year period (2017-2019). In all, 202 female respondents from Northern Zambia were interviewed through self-administered questionnaires. Thereafter, data were analysed using a statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS v16). Findings indicate severe; socio-economic status and low maternal age affect pre-eclampsia disease distribution coupled with adverse pregnancy outcomes more in rural than urban areas. The better the socio-demographic conditions, the lower the disease distribution with good pregnancy outcomes. However, worsening maternal socio-demographic conditions may increase the incidence of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women of northern Zambia. The study recommended interventions tarred towards public health programmes such as social behaviour change and communication (SBCC) towards adolescent women and socio-economic empowerment of pregnant women in resource-limited areas. Keywords: Average ANC timing, Preeclampsia, Residency, Socio-economic, Teenage pregnancy.

Socio-economic status and chronic disease in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: in and outside refugee camps

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 875-882
Author(s):  
Marie Jonassen ◽  
Amira Shaheen ◽  
Mohammed Duraidi ◽  
Khaled Qalalwa ◽  
Bernard Jeune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
The West ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Gaza Strip

Role of Socio-Economic Status in Cigarette Smoking Tendency of Youths

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purnima Awasthi ◽  
Ravi P. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Active Drug ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Recreational Drug ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Rural And Urban

Smoking is considered as one of the most common health impairing behaviors involving recreational drug use, in which tobacco is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. Health professionals have identified cigarette smoking (in which the active drug is nicotine) as a most serious preventive health problem of youths worldwide. The study examines the role of socioeconomic status (SES) in smoking tendency of youths. The study was carried out with 75 male youths, who represented lower, middle, and high SES. The age of participants ranged from 19 to 25 years, and they resided in the rural and urban areas of Varanasi. Participants were given the measures of socio-economic status and smoking urges. Analysis revealed that youths of lower and higher SES, exhibited greater smoking tendencies as compared to those of middle SES. The findings are discussed and their implications are pointed out.

Nutritional problems in childhood and adolescence: a narrative review of identified disparities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Nicole I. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Dietary Components

Abstract To inform programmes and policies that promote health equity, it is essential to monitor the distribution of nutritional problems among young individuals. Common nutritional problems include overall low diet quality, the underconsumption and overconsumption of certain dietary components, unhealthy meal and snack patterns, problematic feeding practices and disordered eating. The objective of the present narrative review was to summarise recent evidence of disparities among US children (2–19 years) according to age, sex, socio-economic status, ethnicity/race and rural–urban location. Searches in PubMed® and MEDLINE® were completed to identify peer-reviewed research studies published between January 2009 and January 2019. Findings from the ninety-nine reviewed studies indicate adolescent females, young individuals from lower socio-economic households and individuals who identify as non-Hispanic Black race are particularly vulnerable populations for whom targeted strategies should be developed to address evidence of increased risk with regards to multiple aspects of nutritional wellbeing. Limitations of the existing evidence relate to the accuracy of self-reported dietary data; the need for consistent definitions of disordered eating; the focus on individual dietary components v. patterns; the complexities of categorising socio-economic status, ethnicity/race, and rural and urban areas; and the cross-sectional, observational nature of most research designs. There is an urgent need for research to address these limitations and fill a large gap in evidence on rural–urban differences in nutritional problems. It will further be important for future studies to build greater understanding of how nutritional problems cluster among population groups.

scholarly journals ‘Active ageing’: a qualitative study in six Caribbean countries

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICK CLOOS ◽  
CAROLINE F. ALLEN ◽  
BEATRIZ E. ALVARADO ◽  
MARIA VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI ◽  
DONALD T. SIMEON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to document the perceptions of elders in six Caribbean countries about ‘active ageing’ and on the basis of their reports to make recommendations to improve their situation. Data were collected principally through 31 focus group discussions conducted in both urban and rural areas. Comparative analysis was carried out of the qualitative information, focusing on three components of ‘active ageing’: health and social services access and use, social support, and economic circumstances. Most of the participants were women, aged 60–79 years, of lower socio-economic status and from urban areas. Large disparities in the responses of Caribbean societies to population ageing were indicated, as well as unequal opportunities to obtain health care and social services, public transport, income and food by both socio-economic status and location. Home-care services are either insufficient or non-existent. Some elders receive social and financial support from relatives while others fear isolation and face deprivation. Social participation varies by place, physical condition, financial situation, association membership, and transport opportunities. Social protection benefits do not provide adequate income and some older people face food insecurity. It was concluded that a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach using the ‘active ageing’ framework should be implemented to ensure a healthy ageing process.

scholarly journals impact of the socio-economic status on the German receptive noun and verb vocabulary in simultaneous bilingual children with Russian and Turkish as heritage languages

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Osso
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
American English ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Common Pattern ◽  
Heritage Languages ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Language Groups

A growing body of evidence shows a positive relation between the language skills of a child and the socio-economic status (SES) of his/her parents. These studies have mainly been conducted in an American English monolingual context. The current paper addresses the question of whether SES has a comparable impact on the simultaneous bilingual language acquisition. In this study, noun and verb test scores of German simultaneous bilingual children with Turkish and Russian as heritage languages are related to the SES of their parents – to verify the existence and the nature of a common pattern. The results do not show common patterns across the two heritage language groups, suggesting the existence of other confounding factors.  

scholarly journals Energy contribution of NOVA food groups and sociodemographic determinants of ultra-processed food consumption in the Mexican population

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquín A Marrón-Ponce ◽  
Tania G Sánchez-Pimienta ◽  
Maria Laura da Costa Louzada ◽  
Carolina Batis
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Energy Contribution ◽  
Minimally Processed ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Head Of Household

AbstractObjectiveTo identify the energy contributions of NOVA food groups in the Mexican diet and the associations between individual sociodemographic characteristics and the energy contribution of ultra-processed foods (UPF).DesignWe classified foods and beverages reported in a 24 h recall according to the NOVA food framework into: (i) unprocessed or minimally processed foods; (ii) processed culinary ingredients; (iii) processed foods; and (iv) UPF. We estimated the energy contribution of each food group and ran a multiple linear regression to identify the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and UPF energy contribution.SettingMexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012.SubjectsIndividuals ≥1 years old (n10 087).ResultsUnprocessed or minimally processed foods had the highest dietary energy contribution (54·0 % of energy), followed by UPF (29·8 %), processed culinary ingredients (10·2 %) and processed foods (6·0 %). The energy contribution of UPF was higher in: pre-school-aged childrenv. other age groups (3·8 to 12·5 percentage points difference (pp)); urban areasv. rural (5·6 pp); the Central and North regionsv. the South (2·7 and 8·4 pp, respectively); medium and high socio-economic statusv. low (4·5 pp, in both); and with higher head of household educational levelv. without education (3·4 to 7·8 pp).ConclusionsIn 2012, about 30 % of energy in the Mexican diet came from UPF. Our results showed that younger ages, urbanization, living in the North region, high socio-economic status and high head of household educational level are sociodemographic factors related to higher consumption of UPF in Mexico.

scholarly journals Age, socio-economic status and survival from cancer of cervix in the West of Scotland 1980-87

1993 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
DW Lamont ◽  
RP Symonds ◽  
MM Brodie ◽  
NJ Nwabineli ◽  
CR Gillis
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
The West ◽  
Socio Economic Status

scholarly journals Oral Health of Children from the SOS Children’s Village in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 616
Author(s):  
Zrinka Ivanisevic ◽  
Zvonimir Uzarevic ◽  
Stjepanka Lesic ◽  
Aleksandar Vcev ◽  
Marko Matijevic
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study was to determine the values of DMFT/DMFS and dft/dfs in the examined groups of children and the assessment of the mothers of the examined groups of children related to the oral health of their children. The research included children from the SOS Children’s Village in Croatia as well as children from biological families from rural and urban areas. The children were examined by the visual–tactile method according to the standardized World Health Organization criteria. dft/DMFT and dfs/DMFS indices were calculated. An analysis of completed questionnaires was made. The children from the SOS Children’s Village demonstrated the lowest mean values of the dft/dfs (2.42/3.31) and DMFT/DMFS (1.61/2.23) indices compared to children from rural and urban areas. The Kruskal–Wallis test showed a significant difference (p = 0.01) in SiC index values between the examined children. In the groups of children from the SOS Children’s Village and from the rural area compared to the children from the urban area, oral hygiene was singled out as the most important factor in the analysis of the main components. An equally significant factor for all the respondents is the assessment of oral health and eating habits. The least significant factor for the group of children from the SOS Children’s Village is socio-economic status, which is the most significant for the children from the urban area. The children from the SOS Children’s village have the lowest dft/DMFT, dfs/DMFS, and SiC indices. The most important factor influencing oral health in the group of children from the SOS Children’s Village that stands out is oral hygiene, and the least important is the socio-economic status. The assessment of oral health by the SOS mothers does not differ from the assessment of biological mothers of children from rural and urban areas.

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