scholarly journals Distribution of toxoplasmosis among different groups of the population of the Оmsk Region

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
O.Yu. Starostina ◽  
Yu.I. Patsula ◽  
A.Kh. Nurpeisova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Toxoplasma Infection ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
Age Related

Objective. Our objective was to study the prevalence of toxoplasmosis among various groups of population in the Omsk Region. Materials and methods. We analyzed statistical data and the results of our own serological tests carried out in 2000–2017. Antibodies to Toxoplasma were determined in 1,926 people (769 citizens and 1,157 villagers). The blood serum was used as the test material. For the detection of IgG and IgA antibodies to toxoplasma, we used locally produced ELISA test systems (“Vector-Best”, Novosibirsk). Results. Antibodies to toxoplasmas were found in residents of all landscape areas of the Omsk Region. In the northern parts of the forest zone, 45.9 % of people had antibodies to toxoplasma; in the southern steppe zone, 64.6 % of people had those antibodies. Urban residents were infected in 17.7 % of cases. There were significant age-related differences in toxoplasma infection in the population of the Omsk Region. The maximum rates of invasion in older age groups were more than 50 % among urban residents and over 70 % in rural areas. Rates of seropositivity of rural children under 15 were 5 times higher than those in urban children. Serological markers of toxoplasmosis were detected in 52.8 % of rural women of childbearing age and in 33.9 % of urban women. Сonclusion. The research results indicated the unfavorable epidemic situation for toxoplasmosis in the Omsk Region. Taking into account the risk of infection for people with immunodeficiency and pregnant women and the possibility to reactivate the invasion even in an immunocompetent organism, it is necessary to study distinctive features of the toxoplasmosis epidemic process in different areas of the Omsk Region and to develop regulatory and procedural documents on prevention of Toxoplasma infection in the population.

Foundation for the Prevention and Pathological Aspects of Diseases of the Mucous Membranes of the Oral Cavity (Review)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Bakaev Zh. N.
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Two Age Groups

According to the authors, the prevalence of SOPR diseases is from 3 to 20%.In a study of 1573 residents of southern China in two age groups who use tobacco and alcohol, the incidence of SOPR was higher among men living in rural areas compared to urban residents. Among women aged 35-44 years, the incidence was higher in urban women, and in the 65-77-year-old group in rural women. In the course of studies in Brazil, among 335 patients older than 60 years, 646 diseases of the SOPR were identified. Similar results were obtained in the analysis of SOPR diseases in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation

scholarly journals Foundation for the prevention and pathological aspects of diseases of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity (Review)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Bakaev Zh. N.
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Two Age Groups

20%.In a study of 1573 residents of southern China in two age groups who use tobacco and alcohol, the incidence of SOPR was higher among men living in rural areas compared to urban residents. Among women aged 35-44 years, the incidence was higher in urban women, and in the 65-77-year-old group in rural women. In the course of studies in Brazil, among 335 patients older than 60 years, 646 diseases of the SOPR were identified. Similar results were obtained in the analysis of SOPR diseases in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation [13].

scholarly journals Anthropometry of women of childbearing age in Morocco: body composition and prevalence of overweight and obesity

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rekia Belahsen ◽  
Mohamed Mziwira ◽  
Fatima Fertat
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Moroccan Women

AbstractObjective:To determine the prevalence of obesity and body fat distribution of Moroccan women of childbearing age, using a panel of anthropometric measurements.Design and setting:A cross-sectional survey conducted in 1995 in an agricultural community, El Jadida province of Morocco. Weight, height, waist and hip circumferences and triceps, biceps, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfold thicknesses were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio (WHR), sum of all and sum of trunk skinfold thicknesses were determined.Subjects:In total, 1269 women aged 15–49 years from urban and rural areas were surveyed.Results:The means of all anthropometric measurements including body fat were higher in urban than in rural women and increased with age. Trunk fat contributed 50% of total fat. Globally, 4.7% of women were underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg m−2), 35.2% were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg m−2), 10.1% were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg m−2) and 16.8% had central obesity (WHR > 0.85). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in the urban than in the rural area. Underweight prevalence decreased with age, whereas that of overweight and obesity increased. All anthropometric parameters adjusted for age increased with the increase of BMI and WHR.Conclusions:Although undernutrition is still prevalent, there is an alarming prevalence of overweight and obesity in Moroccan women of childbearing age. The results indicate a shift in this country from the problem of dietary deficiency to the problem of dietary excess, and alert one to the necessity of establishing an intervention to prevent obesity-related diseases. It is necessary to address which of the anthropometric variables studied here is the best predictor of obesity-related diseases in this population.

scholarly journals The Path where our Lifestyle is Taking us: Shift in Onset of Non-Communicable Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Bhatt, Y. ◽  
Kulshrestha, K.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Age Related

Globally, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising. To assess the trends in the age of occurrence of non-communicable, age-related diseases this study was performed in the three districts of Uttarakhand, in both rural and the urban settings. The study comprised of both male and female subjects between the age group of 15 years to 55 onwards. The respondents were categorized into three age groups range as- 15-35 years, 36-55 years, and above 56 years. Starting from the age of 5 years, each age group is also categorized decade-wise e.g. age group of 56 years and above was divided into six decades starting from the age of five years.  The present study showed that the occurrence of age-related diseases, among the age group 56 years and above, was seen during their 40s while in the other two age groups, occurrence was recorded in the 30s itself. Comparing the third decade, i.e., the 30s of all the three age groups, none of the subjects was suffering from age-related disease among 56 years and above while among 36-55 years of age, 0.57 percent and among 15-35 years of age, 1.35 percent of subjects suffered from hypertension. The occurrence of these diseases was more in the urban areas as compared to rural areas. These results throw an insight onto the necessity for government bodies to focus on key factors leading to this trend, improving health care quality, and emphasis on a healthy lifestyle.

Addressing reproductive health knowledge, infertility and coping strategies among rural women in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shraboni Patra ◽  
Sayeed Unisa
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Age Related ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge

Abstract An awareness of fertility and the factors affecting it is crucial to dealing with infertility, though little research has been conducted in the context of rural India. This study assessed Indian women’s perceived causes of, and strategies for coping with, infertility and the associations with levels of reproductive health knowledge in rural areas. Primary data were collected through mapping and listing in high infertility prevalence districts of West Bengal in 2014–15. A total of 159 women aged 20–49 years who had ever experienced infertility were interviewed. A Reproductive Health Knowledge Index (RHKI) was computed to indicate respondent’s level of reproductive health knowledge, and to show its association with perceived causes of infertility and coping with infertility. The highest mean RHKI score was observed among women in the lowest age group (RHKI=5.75, p<0.001), those with a higher level of education (RHKI=9.39, p<0.001) and those who had exposure to any media (RHKI=5.88, p<0.001). Women with a poor wealth index (RHKI=2.11, p<0.01) and those from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class communities (RHKI=4.20, p<0.05) had lower RHKI scores than richer women and those from General Caste communities. Women with a higher RHKI score were more likely to give biology (98.0%, p<0.001), old age (94.1%, p<0.01) and repeated abortions/accident/injury (92.2%, p<0.001) as reasons for infertility, whereas women with a low RHKI were more likely to give religious (73.2%, p<0.001) and old-age-related causes (75.0%, p<0.01) of infertility. Women with a high RHKI score were more likely to opt for modern allopathic treatments (RHKI=7.04, p<0.001), whereas those with a low RHKI score were more likely to seek treatment from religious and superstitious practitioners, use home remedies or receive no treatment at all (RHKI=1.66, p<0.001). Appropriate reproductive health knowledge is crucial if rural Indian women are to correctly assess their infertility problems and choose effective coping strategies.

CONTRIBUTION OF CHANGES IN AGE-RELATED MORTALITY INTO DYNAMICS IN LIFE EXPECTANCY IN RURAL RUSSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Author(s):  
S.G. Bylina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Decomposition Method ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Population Mortality ◽  
State Programs

In recent decades, the State has undertaken serious efforts to stabilize demographic situation, reduce mortality and create enabling conditions for a sustainable increase in life expectancy. These measures are especially relevant for the rural population, as its demographic indicators are always lower than that of the urban population. Decomposition of the dynamics in life expectancy can serve as a means to facilitate solution of this problem. The purpose of the study is to analyze contribution of changes in mortality in different age groups into dynamics in life expectancy in the Russian rural population in 2017-2018. Material and methods: quantitative analysis, decomposition method using the UN methodology (United Nations, 1985). Results. The study found out that in 2017-2018 life expectancy among rural men grew more rapidly compared to rural women due to reduced infant mortality, as well as reduced mortality in ages 20-34 and 55-59. The decreased growth rate of life expectancy in the rural population in 2018 is accounted for by the increased dynamics in mortality among rural women at young ages (25–29) and among both men and women aged 40–54 and 65–69, respectively. The study also identified a greater negative contribution of mortality rates among rural women compared to rural men in life expectancy of the rural population. When implementing state policy measures to increase life expectancy and reduce mortality in the rural population a special attention should be focused on negative dynamics in the contribution of mortality in working ages over 40 among both rural men and rural women. Scope of application. The results of the study can be used both in adjusting state programs and developing possible forecast options for the demographic development of the Russian village. Key words: life expectancy; rural population; mortality; decomposition method.

scholarly journals Rural life of Russian women

POPULATION ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Alexandra A. Shabunova ◽  
Galina V. Leonidova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Population Decrease ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Village

The relevance of the study of the living conditions of rural women is related to the actual demographic situation in the Russian hinterland. In rural areas of the Russian Federation there is a stable decline in the population due, first of all, to natural population decrease, as well as migration outflow connected with low standards and quality of life, unattractiveness of labor in rural areas, and social infrastructure. Rural women as a socio-demographic group with typical socio-psychological, ideological, moral and ethno-cultural characteristics, similar spiritual values, social experience and lifestyles, being a more numerous part of the population of rural territories, act as a kind of bulwark for preservation of the village, its culture, traditions and rural economy as a whole. A quarter of all Russian women live in rural areas. Distribution of the country’s population by gender and age groups as of January 1, 2019 shows that women predominate in the rural population (52%). And the group of women over working age is twice as large as that of men (6775 thousand against 3230 thousand). In other words, Russian village has actually a female face. In this regard, the study of rural women’s issues is very important and timely. The article shows the role of women in the social development of the village, provides excerpts from interviews of rural female activists, their reasoning about how they live despite the difficulties that surround them. It highlights demographic trends in rural areas, assesses the quality of the labor potential of rural residents in comparison with urban residents, and shows a higher level of self-realization in labor activity among women than among men.

Socio-Economic Related Inequalities in The Utilization of Family Planning Services Among Women in Zambia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simang'aliso Ndhlovu ◽  
Maio Bulawayo ◽  
Chris Mweemba ◽  
Peter Hangoma
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Family Planning Services

Abstract Background: While a large literature documents inequalities in healthcare utilization in Zambia, and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, there has been limited focus on the examination of inequalities in family planning use and in general has increased, health inequalities persist. Similarly, despite the increase in utilization of family planning services from 15% in 1992 to 48% in 2018, the increase has not been equally shared in the population. We examine drivers of socio-economic related inequalities in utilization of family planning services among women of childbearing age in Zambia. Methods: Using secondary data from the 2014 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), concentration curves and indices are applied to examine how pro-poor and pro-rich the distribution of family planning is. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis is conducted to decompose the rural-urban differences in the utilization of family planning services among women of reproductive age. Results: Our findings show that less than half (45%) of the 12,498 respondents used family planning. Use of family planning services was unequally concentrated on the well-off (CI=0.590, P=0.055). The results are mainly driven by inequalities in rural areas (CI=0.4009, P=0.0730) as the distribution of family planning use in urban areas is more equal (CI=0.049, P=0.159). In addition to family planning use being more unequal in rural areas, the proportion of women who use family planning services is 5.16 percentage points lower than in urban areas. The factors accounting for the gap between rural and urban use of family planning, with a tendency to increase it, include wealth (54.79%), tertiary education (79.46%) and age-group of 45-49 years (53.68%). Some factors act to moderate, or reduce this gap and have negative contribution on family planning use. These include women with 7 and more children (-48.22%), being married (-43.45%), primary education (-33.93%) and middle wealth group (-43.75%). Conclusion: Despite progress in the utilisation of family planning services, socioeconomic inequalities have persisted, primarily in rural areas. Interventions to increase family planning use should aim at addressing rural socioeconomic disadvantage, with programs targeting poor women and those with low levels of education. Narrowing the rural-urban gap in family planning use should focus on improving wealth and education of rural women.

Declining Women Work Participation in Rural India: Trends, Causes and Policy Implications

2022 ◽  
pp. 001946622110635
Author(s):  
Rajendra P. Mamgain ◽  
Khalid Khan
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Work Participation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Sample Survey

One of the major policy concerns in recent years has been decline in the number of women workers in the Indian labour market. The ‘education’ and ‘income’ effect hypotheses for such decline are generally advocated. Such analyses, however, are limited in their focus. This study attempts to fill up this gap by exclusively focusing on rural women. Using the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) data for the years 2004–2005 and 2011–2012 and Periodic Labour Force Survey data for the year 2017–2018, it observes a widespread decline in rural women’s work participation rates (WPRs) across their different social groups, income strata and states in the country albeit at a significantly varying rate. While the major decline in women WPRs in the age-group, 15–24 years has been in favour of education, it has been largely in favour of ‘domestic works’ in the other age-groups. The major decline in women workforce is observed in case of those as not-literates, ‘unpaid family labour’ in agriculture and ‘casual wage labour’ both in farm and non-farm sectors. This is largely due to contraction in self-employment and casual wage works both in farm and non-farm sectors, more so during recent period. This study finds a positive impact of rising household income on women’s WPRs. While education emerges as a significant predictor of women joining workforce, its iteration with their social groups shows differing impact of similar level of education on different caste groups. It offers inputs for policy measures to be aimed at providing decent livelihoods in rural areas in a big scale, with strong focus on reducing caste and gender disparities. JEL Codes: E24, J16, J21, J18

scholarly journals MODERN DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA): PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (44) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
A.A. Pakhomov ◽  
◽  
D.V. Tumanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Republic ◽  
External Causes

The article explores the trends of rural development from the point of view of demography, the features of demographic processes occurring in rural areas of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The demographic situation in rural areas of the republic is more favorable compared to average Russia. Natural population growth is maintained. At the same time, it is necessary to note the significant impact of migration processes on the rural population. In the context of the main age groups, an increase in the proportion of people over working age was revealed, especially among rural women. The paper highlights the features of the processes of fertility and mortality in rural areas of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Thus, in contrast to the Russian Federation as a whole, the total fertility rate in the rural areas of Yakutia is characterized as having sustainable development. Alertness is caused by the excess mortality of men, especially from external causes in working age. The life expectancy of the rural population of the republic during the period under review remains lower than in urban areas, and also has gender differences.

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