scholarly journals Poverty Measure Based on Hesitant Fuzzy Decision Algorithm under Social Network Media

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwei Gao ◽  
Kaiyang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Decision Algorithm ◽  
Poverty Measure ◽  
Line Method ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Fuzzy Function

This study aims to solve the problem that the traditional method of measuring the poverty level in rural and urban areas of China from a purely monetary perspective can’t comprehensively analyze and reflect the poverty. In this study, a multidimensional poverty measurement model with non-monetary indicators is proposed, the data of families and their members provided by the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) of a certain year’s health and nutrition survey in China are used for analysis, and a fuzzy set method is adopted to analyze the poverty situation in various regions of China. First, the fuzzy function set method is used to calculate the one-dimensional poverty index. On the basis of income, the multi-dimensional poverty fuzzy index is calculated from five dimensions, including education, health, assets, and living standard. The calculation results of the single-dimensional poverty and the multi-dimensional poverty are compared to further analyze the reasons of the family poverty of rural residents. Second, the poverty rate of each dimension in each region is calculated by referring to the appropriate measurement indexes of each dimension of the message passing interface (MPI) team. The results show that the concept of measuring poverty by the fuzzy set method is more sensitive to the overall distribution of population in the poverty dimension than the poverty line method. Compared with the poverty line method, the fuzzy set method can better consider the overall distribution of population in poverty dimension. Accordingly, China should strengthen the infrastructure construction in rural areas, increase the investment in education in rural areas, and improve the overall quality of the poor population.

scholarly journals Spatial Variability of Poverty and Primary Health Facilities in Rural Areas of Ayedaade Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Afolabi Olabamiji ◽  
Olayinka Ajala
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
The Government ◽  
Household Heads

This paper examined the distribution pattern of health centres to determine the poverty level due to spatial variability of accessibility to health care facilities in rural areas of Ayedaade Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria. Three hundred sixty-eight household heads from 4,539 households in 25 selected villages were sampled based on Slovin’s principle. Buffer and average nearest neighbourhood analyses were performed in ArcGIS 10.4 software to determine the distance covered to the nearest health centre and the spatial location pattern of health centres.  $1.90 per day international poverty line, 5 Likert Scale, ANOVA, and correlation were used. The inverse relationship at r = - 0.447 revealed that the more the poverty, the less the poor's capability to cater to their health service. It calls for some forms of intervention by the government to reduce health services cost for rural dwellers. 

scholarly journals Multi-Trajectories of Macronutrient Intake and Their Associations with Obesity among Chinese Adults from 1991 to 2018: A Prospective Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Xiaofan Zhang ◽  
Jiguo Zhang ◽  
Wenwen Du ◽  
Chang Su ◽  
Yifei Ouyang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Low Carbohydrate ◽  
A Prospective Study

Studies on macronutrient intake and obesity have been inconclusive. This study examined the associations between multi-trajectories of macronutrients and the risk of obesity in China. We used data from 7914 adults who participated in the China Health and Nutrition Survey at least three times from 1991 to 2018. We collected detailed dietary data by conducting three 24 h dietary recalls and weighing foods and condiments in household inventories. We identified multi-trajectories using group-based multi-trajectory models and examined their associations with the risk of obesity with multiple Cox regression models. We found four multi-trajectories in rural areas: balanced macronutrient intake (BM), moderate protein, increasing low fat, and decreasing high carbohydrate (MP&ILF&DHC); decreasing moderate protein, decreasing high fat, and increasing moderate carbohydrate (DMP&DHF&IMC); increasing moderate protein, increasing high fat, and decreasing low carbohydrate (IMP&IHF&DLC)—35.1%, 21.3%, 20.1%, and 23.5% of our rural participant population, respectively. Compared with the BM trajectory, the hazard ratios of obesity in the DMP&DHF&IMC and the IMP&IHF&DLC groups were 0.50 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.27–0.95) and 0.48 (95% CI: 0.28–0.83), respectively, in rural participants. Relatively low carbohydrate and high fat intakes with complementary dynamic trends are associated with a lower risk of obesity in rural Chinese adults.

scholarly journals Analysis of Chinese Children’s Nutrition Health Situation and Influencing Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 01012
Author(s):  
Li Yi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Children's Nutrition ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
Height For Age

Using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this paper analyses that height for age (HAZ) of children from urban area is higher than that of those from rural areas on average and the height varies among rural children. Gender also has similar impact on children’s height, namely, HAZ of girls is lower than that of boys. In addition, only children has better nutrition health than others and living with parents or not has great impact on children’s nutrition health as well.

scholarly journals Exposure to the Great Famine in Early Life and the Risk of Obesity in Adulthood: A Report Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1285
Author(s):  
Huiru Jiang ◽  
Yongfu Yu ◽  
Leah Li ◽  
Wanghong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Central Obesity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Exposed Group ◽  
Fetal Exposure ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Famine Exposure ◽  
Stratified Analysis

Intrauterine malnutrition has a long-term effect on human health. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between exposure to famine in early life and obesity in adulthood in Chinese adults. A total of 5033 participants (22,132 observations) of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) in 1991–2015 were classified into three famine exposure groups according to their birth year: unexposed (1963–1966), fetal-exposed (1959–1962) and childhood-exposed (1955–1958). Compared with the unexposed group, the fetal-exposed group had higher levels of body-mass-index (BMI) and waist-circumference (WC), and higher prevalence of overweight and central obesity, whereas the childhood-exposed group had lower levels of the measurements. However, the positive associations of fetal exposure with BMI, WC and prevalence of overweight and central obesity were attenuated by additionally adjusting for age at survey. Stratified analysis showed that the adverse effect of fetal exposure to famine was only observed in subjects at several specific age-groups, and in men living in rural areas and in women living in more severe famine exposed areas (p for interaction < 0.05). Our results provide evidence for the weak effect of fetal exposure to famine on body measurements in adulthood, and suggest the importance of severity of famine exposure and timing of exposure.

scholarly journals Dietary intake and adequacy in Mexican preschool children: National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Jiménez-Aguilar ◽  
Dinorah González Castell ◽  
Mario Flores-Aldana ◽  
Verónica Mundo-Rosas ◽  
Sonia Hernández-Cordero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fat ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Objective: to estimate energy, nutrient intake and diet adequacy in preschool-aged children based on data from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012.Material and methods: dietary data in children < 5 years (n = 1,212) collected through a Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SFFQ) were analyzed. Energy and daily nutrient intakes and adequacies were calculated comparing by sociodemographic characteristics.Results: median daily energy intake was 1,252 kcal (adequacy 104%). Adequacies above 100% were observed for calcium, zinc, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin A and median of saturated fat. Low percent adequacies were observed for fiber, iron, polyunsaturated fat and vitamin D. Intakes were lower in the southern region compared to other regions. Most intakes and adequacies were higher in urban compared to rural areas, but fiber had the opposite trend. Indigenous children had low intakes and percent adequacies.Conclusions: risks of dietary deficiencies and excess are present in Mexican preschool-aged children, with marked differences across sociodemographicstrata.

Do Physical Activity-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Play a Role in the Elderly's Mental Health? A Cross-Sectional Study from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Liuyi Wei ◽  
Di He ◽  
Borui Hu ◽  
Qianqiu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
And Behaviors

Abstract Background: Physical activity (PA)-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KABs) are important content of health management. We conducted this study to (a) describe PA-related KABs of Chinese older adults, and (b) examine the association between PA-related KABs and mental health.Methods: This study used data from the 2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). 4048 residents aged 60 years and older were included as study subjects, assessing their PA-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and mental health. Comparison of PA-related KABs in urban and rural areas, as well as in different mental health groups were conducted using chi-square test. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was applied to assess the associations between PA-related KABs and mental health.Results: The proportion for knowing about the benefits of physical activity, knowing about appropriate exercise intensity, and knowing about healthy weight were 76.7%, 44.3%, and 75.4%, respectively. 89.2% of the participants hold positive attitude towards physical activity. 45.0%, 12.1%, and 12.9% of the participants reported preferring walking & Tai Chi, ball games, and body building, respectively. Participants in urban areas had significantly better PA-related KABs than those in rural areas (all p-values < 0.001). Adjusted ORs with 95% CI showed that participants who knew about the benefits of physical activity (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.02-1.38); hold positive attitude towards physical activity (OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.08-1.59); and reported preferring walking & Tai Chi (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.23-1.60), ball games (OR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.17-1.79), body building (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.09-1.63) had significant better mental health.Conclusions: Elderly residents in rural areas experienced significant poorer PA-related KABs than those in urban areas, especially for PA-related behaviors. Better PA-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors were associated with higher mental health in Chinese elderly residents.

scholarly journals Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11948
Author(s):  
Jian Yu ◽  
Zhonggen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Health Level ◽  
Nutritional Health ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The level of nutritional health of children and adolescents is an important indicator of social development, and grandparents, as common co-caregivers, may have a considerable impact on the health level of their grandchildren. In this paper, we investigated the effects of grandparents’ coresidence on children’s and adolescents’ nutritional health levels using the CHNS (China Health and Nutrition Survey) database using the PSM (Propensity Score Matching) method’ and identified heterogeneity in the effects of grandparents’ coresidence by PSM grouping in terms of urban and rural areas, age, and the mothers’ education level. It was found that grandparents’ coresidence is beneficial for children’s and adolescents’ health to a certain extent. Overfeeding and spoil that many people worried when grandparents involved in childcare did not happen in our samples. Moreover, grandparents’ coresidence had a more significant effect on the health level of children and adolescents in rural areas at a younger age and with a lower level of maternal education. Government and families should put more effort into equipping caregivers with knowledge on how to raise their grandchildren better.

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