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Prevalence of hypertension in low- and middle-income countries

, 2015
We aimed to obtain overall and regional estimates of hypertension prevalence, and to examine the pattern of this disease condition across different socio-demographic characteristics in low-and middle-income countries.We searched electronic databases from
Sarki, Ahmed M., Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Sarki, Ahmed, Uthman, Olalekan, Nduka, Chidozie U., Uthman, Olalekan A., Sarki, Ahmed M, Nduka, Chidozie U, Stranges, Saverio, Nduka, Chidozie   +9 more
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Morbidity Among the Aging Population in Northern Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases) is common among aging populations, yet evidence from Bangladesh remains limited. A cross‐sectional survey of 540 older adults in Northern Bangladesh (June–August 2022) assessed multimorbidity using interviews and logistic regression analysis. Multimorbidity prevalence was 75.74% (95% CI: 71.9%–79.3%).
Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Golam Hossain, Md. Mothashin, Md. Nurul Islam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Measuring the middle class in middle income countries [PDF]

, 2014
This research aims to compare different methods of measuring the middle class in middle-income countries. I compare income-based measures to socio-economic measures, using both per capita and equivalized incomes.
Rasch, Rebecca
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series

The Lancet Global Health, 2017
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children
Nienke M Scheltema, MD, Angela Gentile, MD, Florencia Lucion, MD, D James Nokes, PhD, Patrick K Munywoki, PhD, Shabir A Madhi, PhD, Michelle J Groome, PhD, Cheryl Cohen, PhD, Jocelyn Moyes, MD, Kentigern Thorburn, FCPaed, Somsak Thamthitiwat, MD, Hitoshi Oshitani, MD, Socorro P Lupisan, MD, Aubree Gordon, PhD, José F Sánchez, MD, Katherine L O'Brien, MD, Bradford D Gessner, MD, Agustinus Sutanto, MD, Asuncion Mejias, PhD, Octavio Ramilo, MD, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, MD, Natasha Halasa, MD, Fernanda de-Paris, PhD, Márcia Rosane Pires, Michael C Spaeder, MD, Bosco A Paes, FRCPC, Eric A F Simões, MD, Ting F Leung, MD, Maria Tereza da Costa Oliveira, PhD, Carla Cecília de Freitas Lázaro Emediato, Quique Bassat, PhD, Warwick Butt, MD, Hsin Chi, MD, Uzma Bashir Aamir, PhD, Asad Ali, MBBS, Marilla G Lucero, PhD, Rodrigo A Fasce, BSc, Olga Lopez, MD, Barbara A Rath, PhD, Fernando P Polack, MD, Jesse Papenburg, MD, Srđan Roglić, MD, Hisato Ito, MD, Edward A Goka, PhD, Diederick E Grobbee, PhD, Harish Nair, PhD, Dr Louis J Bont, MD   +46 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source