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Newly arrived migrants did not represent an additional COVID-19 burden for Italy: data from the italian information flow

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2023
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrants arriving in host countries irregularly have not infrequently been perceived as increasing the COVID-19 burden.
Leuconoe Grazia Sisti   +6 more
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Poverty [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2005
This glossary addresses the complex nature of poverty and raises some conceptual and measurement issues related to poverty in the public health literature, with a focus on poor countries.
M, Mowafi, M, Khawaja
openaire   +2 more sources

Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
India’s national school feeding program is the largest of its kind in the world, but the long-term program benefits on nutrition are unknown. Here, the authors show intergenerational program benefits, in that women who received free meals in primary ...
Suman Chakrabarti   +4 more
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Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2021
Plain language summary Adolescent girls face a range of challenges that may compromise their chances of completing school or their sexual and reproductive health.
Karen Austrian   +3 more
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis among newly arrived unaccompanied minors living in reception centers in Rome

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: This study aimed to address the prevalence of infectious diseases in a population of unaccompanied immigrant minors living in reception centres of Rome, Italy. Methods: The study was carried out from January 2013 to January 2019.
Rosalia Marrone   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nationwide longitudinal population-based study on mortality in Italy by immigrant status

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
A systematic analysis of the mortality of immigrant residents throughout Italy has never been carried out. The present study aimed to evaluate differences in mortality by immigrant status.
Anteo Di Napoli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life and Debt: Assessing the Impacts of Participatory Housing Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

open access: yesStability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2016
The Owner Driven Housing Assistance (ODHA) scheme is a donor and government supported initiative to help construct housing for internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their original areas of residence after the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in
Vagisha Gunasekara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Job quality in the micro and small enterprise sector in Ethiopia: Evidence from firm-level data

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2022
Micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous in developing countries and play a central role in employment. While there is solid empirical evidence that micro and small enterprises are important drivers of job creation, there is limited evidence on the ...
Berihu Assefa Gebrehiwot
doaj   +1 more source

The variation in the health status of immigrants and Italians during the global crisis and the role of socioeconomic factors

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background The effects of the recent global economic and financial crisis especially affected the most vulnerable social groups. Objective of the study was to investigate variation of self-perceived health status in Italians and immigrants during the ...
Alessio Petrelli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diffusion and spillover effects of an evidence-based mental health intervention among peers and caregivers of high risk youth in Sierra Leone: study protocol

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Evidence-based mental health interventions have helped address health services gaps, but their reach and societal benefit can be limited in low resource settings.
Alethea Desrosiers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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