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Stage model of the process of solar photovoltaic adoption by residential households in the Philippines

open access: yesCleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2023
Fourteen years have passed since the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 was enacted in the Philippines. Under the law, net-metering was implemented as a non-fiscal incentive mechanism to encourage residential households to switch to solar energy.
Nogin Bunda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public preferences for the improvement of existing piped water provision: a choice experiment in Sri Lanka

open access: yesFrontiers in Water, 2023
In many developing countries, lack of access to water and its unsustainable use and adverse health impacts are important policy issues. The challenge of improving water services in developing countries is not only limited to the provision of new ...
Prasanna Sisira Kumara Rajapakshe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food insecurity in households with persons with disabilities in a situation of extreme vulnerability in Brazil: A secondary cross-sectional analysisResearch in context

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2023
Summary: Background: Inequities in access to education, work and health care are striking among persons with disabilities, making this population more vulnerable to poverty, lack of access to basic services and violation of rights such as access to food.
Ursula Viana Bagni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equity assessment of childhood immunisation at national and subnational levels in Myanmar: a benefit incidence analysis

open access: yesBMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction Myanmar, a conflict-affected geographically and ethnically diverse lower middle-income country, was in the donor transition phase for health prior to the political unrest of the last year.
Osondu Ogbuoji   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A farming system typology for the adoption of new technology in Bangladesh

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, 2021
Over the last three decades, few studies have been conducted to tackle the complexity and heterogeneity of Bangladesh farming systems. We address these research gaps with a new survey.
Mamunur Rashid Sarker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria prevalence, knowledge and associated factors among household heads in Maygaba town, Ethiopia

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Malaria remains a leading public health issue in Ethiopia, despite wide use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). Consistent use of ITNs reduces malaria transmission by 90%. However, coverage and proper use of ITNs are the major challenge for most
Tsegay Gebremaryam Yhdego   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

KENTSEL YOKSULLUK/DIŞLANMA (MI), GÖÇ VE İSTİHDAM: ESKİŞEHİR’DE BELEDİYEDEN YARDIM ALAN HANELER

open access: yesSosyal Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2009
Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, kentsel yoksulluk, göç ve istihdam arasındaki ilişkiyi Eskişehir’de belediyeden yardım alan 300 hane üzerine yapılan bir alan araştırmasının bulgularına dayanarak incelenmektedir.
Fatime GÜNEŞ
doaj   +4 more sources

Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectiveTo determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China.MethodsAn analysis of
Ye Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Satisfaction of beneficiaries with community-based health insurance and associated factors in Legambo District, North-East Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe fundamental concept of community-based health insurance is to strengthen the healthcare financing system to access universal healthcare by reducing costly risk-coping strategies.
Melaknesh Minda Getaneh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household characteristics and influenza vaccination uptake in the community-dwelling elderly: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2015
Elderly people are at higher risk of influenza diseases. The morbidity benefit of vaccination is often offset by its low and variable coverage in elderly people in the community.
Denise P.C. Chan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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