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Well-being poverty versus income poverty and capabilities poverty? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The conventional approach of economists to the measurement of poverty in poor countries is to use measures of income or consumption. This has been challenged by those who favour broader criteria for poverty and its avoidance. These include the fulfilment of `basic needs`, the `capabilities` to be and to do things of intrinsic worth, and safety from ...
Geeta Kingdon, John Knight
openaire   +4 more sources

Self-perceived workplace discrimination and mental health among immigrant workers in Italy: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies evaluating the effect of discrimination experienced in the workplace ...
Anteo Di Napoli   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are farmers willing to enter the forestry property market? Evidence from collective forest areas in southern China

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
The Chinese government encourages farmers to enter the forestry property market for forestry property trading and promotes the standardization of the forestry property trading market.
Yaqing Han   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating Poverty for Indigenous Groups in Chile by Matching Census and Survey Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
It is widely held that indigenous Chileans experience greater rates of poverty and indigence than non-indigenous Chileans, yet the evidence to date has been based on surveys that are not representative by ethnicity.
Agostini, Claudio A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Detection of Circulating Cell-Free DNA for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma in Immigrants from African Countries in Italy

open access: yesMicrobiology Research, 2023
The rising migration and travel from and towards endemic areas has brought renewed concerns about many parasitic infections, including neglected tropical diseases, such as schistosomiasis.
Valentina Dimartino   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of the non-profit organisation 'Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS' - a study

open access: yesSouthern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2005
No abstract available.
Kathleen Brodrick, Mandisa Mafuya
doaj   +1 more source

Foreign Direct Investment And Poverty Reduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper provides a detailed survey of the literature on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poverty reduction, outlining the theoretical and empirical relationship between these variables.
Magombeyi, Mercy. T.   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical Correlates of Deliberate Self-Harm Among Migrant Trauma-Affected Subgroups

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Studies have shown that exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) during the migration process has serious consequences on mental health.
Francesca Baralla   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opportunities and challenges for the introduction of a new female condom among young adults in urban Zambia

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2019
Background Expanding contraceptive method choices for sexually active youth is critical to prevent STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. However, preferences and decision making around contraception among young adults are not well understood. A new female
Katherine Gambir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timing of poverty in childhood and adolescent health: Evidence from the US and UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Childhood poverty is associated with poorer adolescent health and health behaviours, but the importance of the timing of poverty remains unclear.
Crosnoe, Robert   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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