scholarly journals Tolerance of Violence against Women and the Risk of Psychosocial Distress in Humanitarian Settings in Northern Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8103
Author(s):  
Paul Bukuluki ◽  
Peter Kisaakye ◽  
Bonny Etti ◽  
Micheal Ocircan ◽  
Roberts-Reites Bev
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Humanitarian Settings ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Background: Violence against women (VAW) remains a public health concern, which can sometimes lead to mental or psychological stress among other negative consequences. Data and methods: we fitted a binary logistic regression model on 657 respondents from host and refugee settings in three humanitarian districts (Adjumani, Obongi, and Lamwo) to examine the determinants of psychosocial stress. Results: experience of psychosocial distress is higher among refugees than host populations. Results indicate a higher proportion of respondents who ever experienced psychosocial stress in the 6 months preceding the survey among those who believed that a woman should tolerate violence (59% vs. 53%). Respondents who believed that a woman should tolerate violence had higher odds of experiencing psychosocial stress than their counterparts who believed a woman should not tolerate violence (OR = 6.86; 95%CI = 1.23–38.22). The likelihood to experience psychosocial stress was higher among females (OR = 6.94; 95%CI = 1.76–27.32), those with primary education (OR = 4.73; 95%CI = 1.24–18.00), and respondents with less than USD 2.7 as personal income one month before the survey (OR = 3.37; 95%CI = 1.32–8.62). Respondents who said that women should engage in income generation activities had higher odds to experience psychosocial stress (OR = 0.39; 95%CI = 0.17–0.89). Conclusion: results suggest that income and positive attitudes toward female-led income generating activities act as protective measures against psychosocial distress. Given the associations between VAW and psychosocial distress, efforts aimed at prevention and response to VAW in humanitarian settings should integrate mental health and psychosocial support interventions.

scholarly journals Adolescents Nutritional Association (Micronutrients) with Menarche: Role of Health Schemes and Services in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOMU NAIK ◽  
Aparna Jyothi Gangarapu ◽  
Shriya Bajaj
Keyword(s):  
Health Planning ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Menarcheal age in adolescent girls marks an important health concern in women's biology. The timing of menarche is an important determinant of Population size, Reproductive health and is an important factor of Health planning. The paper aimed to find the current mean age at menarche in India and its Nutritional association with micronutrients (given the role of government schemes and services). To fining out about the same the Menarcheal age group of (10-19 years) in India are examined. Binary logistic regression model is used to to estimate the association in the Menarcheal age among the Adolescent using the Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey. The mean age at menarche among adolescents stands at 9.07 years (95% C.I.: 8.990,9.166), including the non menstruating girls within the concerned age group,the mean age was 12.815 years (95% C.I.: 12.837,12.793). Girls with anemia are more likely to have their menarche 0.364 years higher than girls who are non amenic. The mean age at menarche is 0.72 years more likely to occur among those who have multivitamin tables/ syrup. The study concludes that over the time the age at menarche has declined rapidly with economic growth, urbanisation, Improvements in the Nutritional intake ( addition of Micronutrients also seen a contributing factor). The area of concern with regard to Micronutrients supplementation is that, it is done so to provide proper nutritional factors but on the other hand is also causing early Mnearche that most of the Health scientists warned and seen it as a cause for ovarian, breat cancers and other diseases amongst girls in future. Hence its imprtant to keep a proper check on the dietary intake among girls at early stages of life.

scholarly journals People’s Concerns With the Prediction of COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Application of Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Md. Ismail Hossain ◽  
Ahmed Abdus Saleh Saleheen ◽  
Iqramul Haq ◽  
Maliha Afroj Zinnia ◽  
Md. Rifat Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moving Average ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health concern, and behavioral adjustments will minimize its spread worldwide by 80%. The main purpose of this research was to examine the factors associated with concerns about COVID-19 and the future direction of the COVID-19 scenario of Bangladesh. Methods: The binary logistic regression model was performed to assess the impact of COVID-19 concern in Bangladesh. Based on data obtained through online surveys in November 2020 and to predict the next 40 days daily confirmed and deaths of COVID-19 in Bangladesh by applying the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. Results: The study enrolled 400 respondents, with 253 (63.2%) were male, and 147 (36.8%) were female. The mean age of respondents was 25.13 ± 5.74 years old. Almost 70% of them were found to be concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic. The result showed that respondents’ education level, knowledge regarding COVID-19 transmits, households with aged people, seasonal flu and HD/respiratory problems, and materials used while sneezing/coughing significantly influenced COVID-19 concerns. The analysis predicted that confirmed cases would gradually decrease for the ARIMA model while death cases will be constant for the next 40 days in Bangladesh. Conclusion: The current study suggested that knowledge about COVID-19 spread and education played a vital role in the decline of COVID-19 concerned. A particular program should focus on creating an awareness of the disadvantages of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic by augmenting knowledge about COVID-19 spread, enhancing Education in Bangladesh.

Credit constraints and Rural Migration: Evidence from Six Villages in Uttar Pradesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-398
Author(s):  
Ruchi Singh
Keyword(s):  
Credit Constraints ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Male Migration ◽  
Rural Economies ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Rural economies in developing countries are often characterized by credit constraints. Although few attempts have been made to understand the trends and patterns of male out-migration from Uttar Pradesh (UP), there is dearth of literature on the linkage between credit accessibility and male migration in rural Uttar Pradesh. The present study tries to fill this gap. The objective of this study is to assess the role of credit accessibility in determining rural male migration. A primary survey of 370 households was conducted in six villages of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Simple statistical tools and a binary logistic regression model were used for analyzing the data. The result of the empirical analysis shows that various sources of credit and accessibility to them play a very important role in male migration in rural Uttar Pradesh. The study also found that the relationship between credit constraints and migration varies across various social groups in UP.

Prevalence of facemask use among general public when visiting wet market during Covid-19 pandemic: An observational study. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gobi Hariyanayagam ◽  
Sera Selvanthan Sundram Gunasekaran ◽  
Shargunan Selvanthan Gunasekaran ◽  
Nur Syafina Insyirah Zaimi ◽  
Nor Amirah Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
General Population ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Wet Market ◽  
Medical Grade

BACKGROUND In late December 2019, an outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19; previously known as 2019-nCoV) was epidemiologically linked to seafood and wet animal market in Wuhan, Hubei, China. This event has instigated negative stigma among the general population to view the wet market as a high-risk location for potential transmission of coronavirus. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the prevalence of facemask use among general population visiting the wet market as well as factors contributing to unacceptable facemask practice. Setting The visitors to a district wet market selling range of live or freshly slaughtered animals during COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was observed for facemask practice. METHODS All Individuals visiting the market were observed for the type, category and practice of wearing facemas. Subjects were categorized into two groups of acceptable and unacceptable facemask practice. The Pearson chi-square was used to test for differences in investigated variables in the univariate setting and Binary Logistic regression model was used in the multivariate setting. Main outcome measure Prevalence, acceptance practice and odds ratio of unacceptance of facemask use. RESULTS Among 1697 individuals included in the final analysis, 1687 (99.7%) was observed wearing facemask with 1338 (78.8%) using medical-grade facemask. Among them, 1615 (95.7%) individuals facemask practice was acceptable while the reaming 72 (4.3%) individuals were observed with unacceptable facemask practice. Individuals using medical-grade facemask and high-risk age group are 6.4 times (OR=6.40; 95% CI, 2.00-20.43; p=.002) and 2.06 times practice (OR=2.06; 95% CI, 1.08-3.94; p=.028) more likely to have unacceptable facemask practice respectively. CONCLUSIONS High saturation of facemask among the general population is an adequate indicator of public hygiene measures strategy which can help to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic impact. Alarmingly, the unacceptable facemask practice among high-risk population raises the need for a targeted approach by healthcare authorities to ensure satisfactory facemask use.

scholarly journals Least Likely Observations in Regression Models for Categorical Outcomes

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Freese
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Negative Outcome

This article presents a method and program for identifying poorly fitting observations for maximum-likelihood regression models for categorical dependent variables. After estimating a model, the program leastlikely will list the observations that have the lowest predicted probabilities of observing the value of the outcome category that was actually observed. For example, when run after estimating a binary logistic regression model, leastlikely will list the observations with a positive outcome that had the lowest predicted probabilities of a positive outcome and the observations with a negative outcome that had the lowest predicted probabilities of a negative outcome. These can be considered the observations in which the outcome is most surprising given the values of the independent variables and the parameter estimates and, like observations with large residuals in ordinary least squares regression, may warrant individual inspection. Use of the program is illustrated with examples using binary and ordered logistic regression.

scholarly journals Research Priorities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e1001096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wietse A. Tol ◽  
Vikram Patel ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Florence Baingana ◽  
Ananda Galappatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Humanitarian Settings

scholarly journals Barriers to Formal Help-Seeking Behavior by Battered Turkish Women According to Sociodemographic Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Abdulkadir Keskin ◽  
Filiz Karaman
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Statistical Institute ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Violence against women is a significant sociological problem that negatively affects society. Although violence against women is widespread worldwide, the help-seeking behavior of women exposed to violence remains underdeveloped. In this study conducted in Turkey, the formal help-seeking behavior of women exposed to violence was studied according to sociodemographic factors. Data were obtained from surveys on domestic violence against women from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), which was held in 2008 and 2014. Chi-square and binary logistic regression analyses are used in this study. The dependent variable is determined as whether women who had experienced violence sought help from formal institutions. In order to explain the dependent variable, education, age group, region, and sociodemographic variables are used. According to the results, as the education level of women exposed to violence increases, help-seeking behavior through official means also increases. In addition, women with a personal income are more likely to seek formal help than those without, and the development of the sociocultural region inhabited affects the formal help-seeking behavior of women exposed to violence. Between 2008 and 2014, legal regulations on women’s rights in Turkey were seen to positively affect formal help-seeking behavior. Although the formal help-seeking behavior of women subjected to violence in 2014 increased significantly compared to 2008, this improvement is not sufficient.

Predictive Factors for Patients’ Failure to Show for Initial Outpatient Physical Therapist Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Briggs ◽  
Christine Ulses ◽  
Lucas VanEtten ◽  
Cody Mansfield ◽  
Anthony Ganim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Payer Source

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to xamine primary factors which may predict patients’ failure to show at initial physical therapist evaluation in an orthopedic and sports outpatient setting. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients’ demographic data for physical therapist evaluations between January 2013 and April 2015 was performed. A binary logistic regression model was used to evaluate the odds of a no-show at evaluation. Demographic variables of age, employment status, days waited for the appointment, payer source, and distance traveled to clinic were analyzed. Independent variables were considered significant if the 95% Cis of the odds ratios did not include 1.0. Results A total of 6971 patients were included in the final analysis with 10% (n = 698) of the scheduled patients having a no-show event for their initial evaluation. The following factors increased the odds of patients having a no-show event: days to appointment (OR = 1.058; 95% CI = 1.042 to 1.074), unemployment status (OR = 1.96; 95% CI = 1.41 to 2.73), unknown employment status (OR = 3.22; 95% CI = 1.12 to 8.69), Medicaid insurance (OR = 4.87; 95% CI = 3.43 to 6.93), Medicare insurance (OR = 2.22; 95% CI = 1.10 to 4.49), unknown payer source (OR = 262.84; 95% CI = 188.72 to 366.08), and distance traveled ≥5 miles (OR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.01 to 1.70). Female sex [OR = 0.73; 95% CI = 0.57 to 0.95) and age ≥ 40 years (OR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.33 to 0.60) decreased the odds of a no-show event. Conclusion Results from this study indicate there may be some demographic factors that are predictive of patients failing to attend their first physical therapist visit. Impact Understanding the predictive factors and identifying potential opportunities for improvements in scheduling processes might help decrease the number of patients failing to show for their initial physical therapy appointment, with the ultimate goal of positively influencing patient outcomes.

scholarly journals Online Peer Counseling for Suicidal Ideation: Participant Characteristics and Reasons for Using or Refusing This Service

Psych ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Maren Weiss ◽  
Anja Hildebrand ◽  
Hellmuth Braun-Scharm ◽  
Mark Stemmler
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Peer Counseling ◽  
Online Counseling ◽  
Data Utilization ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Counseling Clients

[U25] is a German online-peer-counseling service for adolescents with suicidal ideation, who typically do not seek or receive adequate counseling. We conducted an online survey in order to compare persons who receive online counseling by [U25] compared to those who are visitors of [U25] websites but do not (yet) receive counseling. Via online survey, all visitors to the [U25] websites were invited to fill in a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, utilization reasons, and barriers. Our final sample consisted of n = 318 counseling clients, n = 1127 persons who have not yet sought help but intend to do so (“prospective clients”), and n = 444 persons who do not consider [U25] counseling for themselves (“refusers”). Clients were more often female and showed positive attitudes toward online counseling. Low perceived need for counseling was the most frequent barrier reported by the refusers, whereas fear of stigma and practical barriers were rarely reported; younger and male refusers reported needing to write down one’s problems as a barrier more often. Self-selection might reduce generalizability of our results. Online counseling can facilitate receiving psychosocial support for young persons with suicidal ideation, particularly if barriers are addressed.

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