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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating delayed diagnoses, self-neglect, and lost livelihoods: a qualitative exploration of fisherfolk’s health perspectives and management of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India

BMC Primary Care
Introduction Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) place a significant burden on India's healthcare system, accounting for approximately 62% of all deaths in the country in 2017.
Surya Surendran, Gloria Benny, Jaison Joseph, Devaki Nambiar   +3 more
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Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background Family planning is key for reducing unintended pregnancies and their health consequences and is also associated with improvements in economic outcomes. Our objective was to identify groups of sexually active women with extremely low demand for
Fernanda Ewerling, Cesar G. Victora, Anita Raj, Carolina V. N. Coll, Franciele Hellwig, Aluisio J. D. Barros   +5 more
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Equity and Efficiency Effects from Manpower Programs, by Corry F. Azzi, Toronto, D.C. Health and Co., 1973, 97 pp. [PDF]

, 1974
Jean Sexton
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Rhode Island’s Health Equity Zones: Addressing Local Problems with Local Solutions

, 2017
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) describes the strategies and infrastructure it has developed to fund its placed-based initiatives to address the social determinants of health to eliminate health disparities.
Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Nicole, Ankoma, MPH, MSW, Angela B., Fulton, PhD, John P., Hall-Walker, MPA, Carol, Novais, MA, Ana P.   +4 more
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Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
BackgroundEliminating indigenous and ethnic health inequities requires addressing the determinants of health inequities which includes institutionalised racism, and ensuring a health care system that delivers appropriate and equitable care.
E. Curtis, Rhys Jones, D. Tipene-Leach, Curtis Walker, B. Loring, S. Paine, Papaarangi Reid   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Do Sustainable Agricultural Practices Boost Production and Technical Efficiency? A Case Study of Coffee Smallholders in Peru

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder agriculture remains a cornerstone for economic development and poverty reduction in Latin America. Their transition to sustainable agricultural production is critical in the face of the environmental challenges posed by conventional farming practices and is a key pathway to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...
Gabriela Carbajo‐Alvarez, Gabriel Rosero, Bernhard Brümmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Bias and Prediction Metrics to Characterise the Fairness of Machine Learning for Equity-Centered Public Health Decision-Making: A Narrative Review [PDF]

arXiv
Background: The rapid advancement of Machine Learning (ML) represents novel opportunities to enhance public health research, surveillance, and decision-making. However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of algorithmic bias, systematic errors in predicted population health outcomes, resulting from the public health application of ML.
arxiv  

Equity, Efficiency, and Accessibility in Urban and Regional Health-Care Systems [PDF]

, 1982
L. Mayhew, Giovanni Leonardi
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Achieving Health Equity for Indian Country

, 2017
The essence of health equity is giving resources where they are needed most. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) continue to have the worst health outcomes, live in some of the most desperate of conditions, and lack access to even basic amenities
Ishcomer, Jamie
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