Factors Predicting Insecticide-Treated Bednet Use among Children under Age Five in Female-Headed Households in Ghana: An Analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey by Desmond Klu, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Michael Larbi Odame

“…However, children living with older female household heads aged 70 years and above (aOR = 0.12; CI: 0.07–0.21), 60–69 years (aOR = 0.23; CI: 0.14–0.38), and those residing in urban areas (aOR = 0.59; CI: 0.43–0.82) were less probable to sleep under treated bednet. …”
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The Mediating Effect of Core Attributes of General Practice between Basic Public Health Service and Self-management Behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by WANG Xiaoru, LI Yueping

“…Methods From April to September 2023, this study randomly selected 1-2 community health service centers from each district of 6 urban areas in Fuzhou City. Patients with type 2 diabetes from 11 community health service centers were surveyed by general situation questionnaire, Assessment Survey of Primary Care and Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities. …”
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Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices in Rural and Urban Regions of Indonesia by Demsa Simbolon, Desri Suryani, Heidy Dayanti, Agustina Setia, Tobianus Hasan

“…The risk factors for the failure of IYCF practice in urban areas are socioeconomic, maternal age, and age at first marriage. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…The study also recommended areas for further studies like assessment of the effects of flooding on agricultural production in Kaharo sub-county and assessing Vulnerability of Peri-Urban Areas to Floods.…”
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Design of the Focus on Restaurant Engagement to Strengthen Health (FRESH) study: leveraging systems science to work with independently-owned restaurants to increase access to and p... by Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, Emma C. Lewis, Anna Claire Tucker, Lisa Poirier, Chathurangi H. Pathiravasan, Michelle Estradé, Takeru Igusa, Julia A. Wolfson, Yeeli Mui, Veronica Vélez-Burgess, Audrey E. Thomas, Shuxian Hua, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Antonio J. Trujillo, Ayoyemi T. Oladimeji, Stacey Williamson, Rosalinda Romero, Patricia Sánchez Hernández, Joel Gittelsohn

“…FRESH has two interrelated objectives: (1) to test impact on regular customer dietary quality via a multisite cluster randomized controlled trial in two low-income urban areas (Baltimore and the Washington DC metropolitan area), and (2) to use systems science approaches to develop, parameterize, and calibrate a simulation model. …”
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Newly adopted dromedary husbandry systems and breeding practices in the Algerian northern Sahara by Hafsia Bedda, Imane Hamdi, Baaissa Babelhadj, Yamina Benbessisse, Abdelkader Adamou

“…Driven by a rising demand for camel products among urban consumers, these changes include a strong tendency for nomadic communities to settle near urban centers, the temporary stationing of part of the camel herd in urban and peri-urban areas, and the intensification of production in these areas. …”
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Estimating residential building material demand for Ahmedabad 2050 and its impact on CO2 emissions by Chaitali Trivedi, Minal Pathak, Bhargav Adhvaryu

“…Urban areas have received increasing attention as key areas to accelerate and upscale climate change. …”
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Trends in tuberculosis mortality among older adults in China, 2004–2021: a Joinpoint regression and age–period–cohort analysis by Mengdi Zhang, Xin Wang, Yiran Xiao, Qiqi Wang, Fei Huang, Xiang Ren, Xiaomin Guo, Wenshan Sun, Jinqi Deng, Qi Jiang, Jianjun Liu, Wenjing Zheng, Hongyan Yao

“…The period effect decreased from 2007 to 2021, showing a higher risk effect in rural areas (RR = 1.51) than in urban areas (RR = 1.16) during 2007–2011, but this trend reversed in the period 2017–2021. …”
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Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania by Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Andrea B Pembe

“…Travel time to the nearest hospital was not associated with neonatal or perinatal mortality.Conclusion Addressing high rates of neonatal and perinatal mortality in densely populated urban areas is critical for Tanzania to meet national and global reduction targets. …”
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PCA and PSO based optimized support vector machine for efficient intrusion detection in internet of things by Mutkule Prasad Raghunath, Shyam Deshmukh, Poonam Chaudhari, Sunil L. Bangare, Kishori Kasat, Mohan Awasthy, Batyrkhan Omarov, Rajesh R. Waghulde

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network that interconnects many everyday objects, including computers, televisions, washing machines, and even whole urban areas. These devices has the capability to collect and disseminate information because to their integration of electronics, software, sensors, and connectivity to a network. …”
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Exotic species occupancy in an urban reserve: Explosion or stability? by D. Alejandro Espinosa-Lucas, Gonzalo A. Ramírez-Cruz, Israel Solano-Zavaleta, J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega

“…The negative effects caused by exotic species can be particularly severe in urban areas due to their ecological conditions and the anthropogenic activities that take place inside them. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Health Risk Evaluation of Trace Elements in Atmospheric PM_2.5 in Liaocheng, the North China Plain by Yanhui Wang, Zhanfang Hou, Jiangkai Ma, Xiaoting Zhang, Xuan Liu, Qizong Wang, Chen Chen, Kaiyue Yang, Jingjing Meng

“…Despite extensive research on PM_2.5, there remains a limited understanding of the seasonal variations, origins, and associated health risks of specific elements in urban areas of the North China Plain. PM_2.5 samples across four seasons were collected to investigate the seasonal variations, provenance, and health risks of 18 elements in urban Liaocheng. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province, 2018: an analysis of surveillance data by Yali TAO, Rina SA, Weihua WANG, Meng WU, Rong LIU, Lin QIU

“…Adults with a college degree or higher (22.53%), retired adults (30.99%), those living in urban areas (17.18%), and those with diabetes (16.23%) had higher weighted prevalence rates of regular physical activity. …”
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DETERMINE THE POLICY TARGET TO INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL DELIVERY AMONG INDONESIAN FEMALE WORKERS by Isyatun Mardhiyah Syahri, Agung Dwi Laksono, Maya Fitria, Nikmatur Rohmah, Dina Bisara Lolong, Abdulah Saleh Alruwaili

“…Results: Approximately 70.6% of female workers had institutional delivery. Female workers in urban areas were 1.157 times more likely than rural workers to perform institutional delivery (95%CI 1.153-1.161). …”
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Evaluating Prospective Energy Services Demand for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (RSPV) Generated Electricity in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Jesuleye, Andrew Oriola, Adeyemi Adepoju

“…To meet the growing demand for energy services and simultaneously mitigate the environmental impact of the energy sector, an accurate estimation of the demand for renewable generated electricity is vital to guide the policy makers in planning adequately for the adoption of renewable fuelled electricity generation technology in urban areas. This study evaluated the electricity demand for residential solar photovoltaic (RSPV) technology by potential household adopters of the technology in the metropolitan area of Lagos state, Nigeria. …”
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Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages. by Emmanuel Kwame Darkwa, Sabina Asiamah, Elizabeth Awini, Cynthia Sottie, Anthony Godi, John E Williams, Albert Akpalu, J Helen Cross, Josemir W Sander, Arjune Sen, Charles R Newton, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Patrick Adjei

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa varies considerably, and the exact estimate for Ghana remains unclear, particularly in peri-urban areas where data are scarce. More community-based studies are required to understand better the actual burden of epilepsy in these areas and the difficulties in accessing healthcare.…”
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Overview of Aerosol and Air Pollution in South Eastern Asia Countries by Tsrong-Yi Wen, Somporn Chantara, Juliana Jalaludin, Puji Lestari, Arie Dipareza Syafei, Pham Van Toan, Ying I. Tsai

“…Findings in Malaysia indicated that exposure to PM was associated with respiratory symptoms such as phlegm, coughing, wheezing and chest tightness among children in urban areas. Characterization of PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 samples collected in an industrial area in Surabaya, Indonesia showed that the highest levels of individual elements in PM2.5 were S, Na, Si and K, and in PM2.5-10 were Si, Ca, Cl, Na, and Mg. …”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…In China, the annual area affected by floods accounts for approximately two-thirds of the total land area, causing enormous losses, particularly in developed urban areas. Therefore, establishing and improving urban emergency shelter systems has become indispensable to guarantee cities' safety and development in the new era. …”
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Implementation effectiveness of ‘Problem solving for better health’ training in Lesotho using mixed methods and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (... by Doris Akolbire, Lora L. Sabin, Paballo P. Lethunya, Abhinav Sharma, Howard J. Cabral, Brian W. Jack, Nancy A. Scott

“…Abstract Background Healthcare resources have been concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural regions vulnerable to poorer health outcomes. …”
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Environmental awareness factor of used cell phones by N. Wibowo, R. Nurcahyo, D.S. Gabriel

“…This study assessed community-based factors located in urban areas. The factors could encourage their participation in collection activities, obtain information on the preferred collection channels of residents, and provide a perspective for managing cell phones through an analysis of the improvements and influences of Indonesia’s current e-waste recycling program. …”
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