scholarly journals Parenting Predictors of Delay Inhibition in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Preschoolers

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Merz ◽  
Susan H. Landry ◽  
Tricia A. Zucker ◽  
Marcia A. Barnes ◽  
Michael Assel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Preschoolers

scholarly journals Parenting predictors of cognitive skills and emotion knowledge in socioeconomically disadvantaged preschoolers

2015 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 14-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Merz ◽  
Tricia A. Zucker ◽  
Susan H. Landry ◽  
Jeffrey M. Williams ◽  
Michael Assel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Emotion Knowledge ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Preschoolers

User-Oriented Healthcare Translation and Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 430-451
Author(s):  
Meng Ji ◽  
Kristine Sørensen ◽  
Pierrette Bouillon
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
Medical Translation ◽  
Medical Interpreting ◽  
Literacy Research

Healthcare translation provides a useful and powerful intervention tool to facilitate the engagement with migrants with diverse language, cultural, and health literacy backgrounds. The development of culturally effective and patient-oriented healthcare translation resources has become increasingly pressing. In this chapter, the authors explore, firstly, patient-focused and culturally effective healthcare and medical translation methodologies by integrating insights from health literacy research and corpus-based textual readability evaluation and, secondly, user-oriented criteria which can be used in the development and evaluation of new medical interpreting technologies with a view to enhancing the usability among patients from refugee, migrant, or other socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.

scholarly journals Addressing inequities in maternal health among women living in communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo ◽  
◽  
Mary Newburn ◽  
Agnes Agyepong ◽  
Rachael Buabeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Social Disadvantage ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Public Health Strategies ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe response to the coronavirus outbreak and how the disease and its societal consequences pose risks to already vulnerable groups such those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority groups. Researchers and community groups analysed how the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated persisting vulnerabilities, socio-economic and structural disadvantage and discrimination faced by many communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity, and discussed future strategies on how best to engage and involve local groups in research to improve outcomes for childbearing women experiencing mental illness and those living in areas of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity. Discussions centred around: access, engagement and quality of care; racism, discrimination and trust; the need for engagement with community stakeholders; and the impact of wider social and economic inequalities. Addressing biomedical factors alone is not sufficient, and integrative and holistic long-term public health strategies that address societal and structural racism and overall disadvantage in society are urgently needed to improve health disparities and can only be implemented in partnership with local communities.

scholarly journals Changes in Domestic Energy and Water Usage during the UK COVID-19 Lockdown Using High-Resolution Temporal Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6818
Author(s):  
Tamaryn Menneer ◽  
Zening Qi ◽  
Timothy Taylor ◽  
Cheryl Paterson ◽  
Gengyang Tu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Temporal Data ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Health Advice ◽  
Domestic Energy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Domestic Electricity ◽  
At Home

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK Government provided public health advice to stay at home from 16 March 2020, followed by instruction to stay at home (full lockdown) from 24 March 2020. We use data with high temporal resolution from utility sensors installed in 280 homes across social housing in Cornwall, UK, to test for changes in domestic electricity, gas and water usage in response to government guidance. Gas usage increased by 20% following advice to stay at home, the week before full lockdown, although no difference was seen during full lockdown itself. During full lockdown, morning electricity usage shifted to later in the day, decreasing at 6 a.m. and increasing at midday. These changes in energy were echoed in water usage, with a 17% increase and a one-hour delay in peak morning usage. Changes were consistent with people getting up later, spending more time at home and washing more during full lockdown. Evidence for these changes was also observed in later lockdowns, but not between lockdowns. Our findings suggest more compliance with an enforced stay-at-home message than with advice. We discuss implications for socioeconomically disadvantaged households given the indication of inability to achieve increased energy needs during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Current Perspectives on Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Sachi Singhal ◽  
Seema Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Severe Obesity ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
First Line ◽  
Diabetes In Youth ◽  
First Line Treatment

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents is on the rise, and the increase in prevalence of this disorder parallels the modern epidemic of childhood obesity worldwide. T2DM affects primarily post-pubertal adolescents from ethnic/racial minorities and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Youth with T2DM often have additional cardiovascular risk factors at diagnosis. T2DM in youth is more progressive in comparison to adult onset T2DM and shows lower rates of response to pharmacotherapy and more rapid development of diabetes-related complications. Lifestyle modifications and metformin are recommended as the first-line treatment for youth with T2DM in the absence of significant hyperglycemia. Assessment of pancreatic autoimmunity is recommended in all youth who appear to have T2DM. Pharmacotherapeutic options for youth with T2DM are limited at this time. Liraglutide, a GLP-1 agonist, was recently approved for T2DM in adolescents 10 years of age and older. Several clinical trials are currently underway with youth with T2DM with medications that are approved for T2DM in adults. Bariatric surgery is associated with excellent rates of remission of T2DM in adolescents with severe obesity and should be considered in selected adolescents.

Conjugal Relations and Stepchildren’s Well-being: Exploring the Experiences of Remarried Women in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1033-1054
Author(s):  
Tanzina Choudhury ◽  
Sumena Sultana ◽  
Suzanne Clisby
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Life History ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Gendered Identity ◽  
Ethnographic Observation

Drawing on qualitative research in Sylhet, Bangladesh, this article explores the patterns of conjugal relations of remarried women who have children from previous marriage(s). We are primarily concerned here with the potential impacts of remarriage for women and children’s well-being. Regardless of gendered identity, it continues to be the case that the majority of Bangladeshi people are married only once. However, remarriage and polygamy are not uncommon, and this tends to be particularly the case among people living in poverty. This study is based on ethnographic observation and life history interviews with 12 remarried women from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Drawing on this data, we argue that remarriage can render custodian mothers’ lives more difficult through the complex negotiation between the needs and desires of their new husbands versus the well-being of their children. The sociocultural structure of Bangladesh continues to be framed by specifically located patriarchy. In this context, women’s remarriage challenges normative conjugal relations, and the resulting intrafamilial negotiations can adversely affect both mothers’ and children’s well-being.

scholarly journals Trend and status of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Iran: equity and catastrophic effect

2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satar Rezaei ◽  
Abraha Woldemichael ◽  
Mohammad Ebrahimi ◽  
Sina Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Time Series Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Out Of Pocket Payments ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Yearly Data

Abstract Background Equity in the distribution of health care resources and mitigating the risk of out-of-pocket (OOP) catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHE) are the major objectives of the health system of a country. This study aims to measure equity in OOP payments for healthcare and the incidence of CHE among Iranian households over time. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study utilized data extracted from the household income and expenditure survey (HIES) of Iran, collected by the Statistical Center of Iran. The analysis included a total of 174,341 households’ five yearly data of 6 years starting from 1991 to 2017. Kakwani progressivity index (KPI) was used to measure the equity in OOP payment for each year and examine the households’ incidence of CHE at 20%, 30%, and 40% of their capacities to pay (CTP). The trend series regression analysis was used to examine the trend in the KPI and the incidence of the CHE over time. Results The findings indicated that the households’ expenditure on health out of their monthly budgets for the years 1991 and 2017 were 2.1% and 10.1%, respectively. The KPI for the OOP payment was negative for all 6-year observations (1991 = − 0.680; 1996 = − 0.608; 2001 = − 0.554; 2006 = − 0.265; 2011 = − 0.225, and 2017 = − 0.207), indicating that the OOP payments for healthcare are regressive and more concentrated among the socioeconomically disadvantaged households. There was a statistically significant (p = 0.003) increase in the KPI (i.e., decline in the regressivity) over time. The incidence of the CHE (1.12, 1.93, and 3.71%) in 1991 at the CTP levels of 20%, 30%, and 40% was lower than the incidence at the corresponding levels of CTP (5.26, 10.88, and 22.16) in 2017. The findings of the time-series regression indicated a statistically significant (p < 0.05) increase in the incidence of the CHE at the 20%, 30%, and 40% levels of the households’ CTP. Conclusions The current study demonstrated that OOP payment as a source of healthcare funding in Iran is inequitable. While the use of interventions such as the prepaid and publicly funded programs may contribute to the reduction of CHE and improvement of equity in healthcare financing, further inequality analyses in the incidence of the CHE among households and its main determinants can contribute to evidence-informed planning to reduce the CHE in the context.

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