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An epidemiological study of sexual disorders in south Indian rural population

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry, 2015
Background: Sexuality is an important aspect of the personality of an individual and influences psychological, physical and social well-being of both men and women.
T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Changes in Rural Settlement Land and Rural Population in the Middle Basin of the Heihe River, China

open access: yes, 2016
Understanding the relationship between the spatiotemporal expansion of rural settlement land and the variation of rural population is the foundation of rational and specific planning for sustainable development.
Manjiang Shi, Yaowen Xie, Qi Cao
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gestational diabetes mellitus in rural population of Western India – Results of a community survey

open access: yesIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 2015
Context: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) should be diagnosed early, as untreated maternal hyperglycemia leads to adverse materno-fetal outcome. Subjects and Methods: We studied prevalence of gestational diabetes by a house to house survey of a rural ...
A. Bhatt   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards schistosomiasis among rural population in Yemen

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2015
Schistosomiasis is highly prevalent in Yemen, with an estimated 3 million cases, particularly among rural communities. This community-based study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) on schistosomiasis among rural communities in ...
Hany Sady   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate-Related Hazards: A Method for Global Assessment of Urban and Rural Population Exposure to Cyclones, Droughts, and Floods

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2014
Global climate change (GCC) has led to increased focus on the occurrence of, and preparation for, climate-related extremes and hazards. Population exposure, the relative likelihood that a person in a given location was exposed to a given hazard event(s ...
E. Christenson   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Self-Medication among Urban and Rural Population of Islamabad, Pakistan

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose : To evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among urban and rural population of Islamabad, Pakistan. Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 participants using random sampling method.
T. Aqeel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Zoonotic Hepatitis E: A Community-Based Surveillance Study in a Rural Population in China

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Background Hepatitis E is caused by two viral genotype groups: human types and zoonotic types. Current understanding of the epidemiology of the zoonotic hepatitis E disease is founded largely on hospital-based studies.
F. Zhu   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Poverty and the Spatial Distribution of Rural Population

open access: yes, 2014
According to global spatial data sets in 2000 more than one-third of the rural population in developing countries was located on less favored agricultural land and areas. Less favored agricultural lands are susceptible to low productivity and degradation,
E. Barbier, Jacob P. Hochard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Level of colorectal cancer awareness: a cross sectional exploratory study among multi-ethnic rural population in Malaysia

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2013
BackgroundThis paper presents the level of colorectal cancer awareness among multi-ethnic rural population in Malaysia.MethodsA rural-based cross sectional survey was carried out in Perak state in Peninsular Malaysia in March 2011. The survey recruited a
T. Su   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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