Malnutrition Amongst HIV Adult Patients in Selected Hospitals of Bushenyi District in Southwestern Uganda. by Odwee, Ambrose, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Acup, Christine Amongi, Kyamanywa, Patrick, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Obura, Richard, Agaba, Jude B., Makeri, Danladi, Kirimuhuzya, Claude, Sasirabo, Olivia, Bamaiyi, Pwaveno H.

“…Results: The mean age of the study participants was 38.74 ± 0.80 yrs, while females and males were 52.2% and 47.8% respectively. …”
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Tanzanian Couples’ Perspectives on Gender Equity, Relationship Power, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the RESPECT Study by Suneeta Krishnan, Divya Vohra, Damien de Walque, Carol Medlin, Rose Nathan, William H. Dow

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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

“…This study draws on postcolonial feminist theory to contextualize the gender-specific dimensions of food insecurity, centering analysis on discussing historical power structures, migration patterns, urbanism theory, and geopolitical influences contributing to the experiences of South Sudanese urban refugee youth in Kenya. Study participants, irrespective of location, encountered corruption, limiting policies, and conflicting identity formation, with women specifically highlighting self-identity, dignity, and family as critical to supporting their resilience. …”
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Gender differences in the price elasticity of demand for waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine: a volumetric choice experiment by Ramzi G Salloum, Mohammed Jawad, Aya Mostafa, Yousef Khader, Rima Nakkash, Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh, Ali Chalak, Ruba Abla, Sameera Awawda

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The fundamentals of Indian personality: An investigation of the big five by Tanisha Shetty, Nitha Thomas, Ravindra Neelakanthappa Munoli

“…Methods and Material: 400 community participants (200 women) from diverse socio economic backgrounds were recruited for the study and were assessed on either an English or Kannada version of the BFI-2-S. …”
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Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity by Georgios Labiris, Michael Fanariotis, Catherine Kastanioti, Georgios Alexias, Adonis Protopapas, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Dimitris Niakas

“…Results. 908 physicians successfully participated in the study (response rate: 80%). Mean total scores to the instrument were 60.63 ± 12.12 for men and significantly less (58.24 ± 11.73) for women (p = 0.04). …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease in the Eastern Region of the State of Mexico: Implication of the Social Determinants of Health by Luis Enrique Hernández Gamundi, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres, Angélica Heredia Sánchez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the voice of the disease is relegated to be devastating in its attention and way of living; income due to constant travel, medical care costs and unemployment conjugates a deadly trap that conditions the economic fragmentation of the patient; public policies are unattainable -referring to the transplant program-; culture shows a religious symbolism of protection to the health coupled with social stigmatization for suffering chronic kidney disease CKD; the health system transits in lack of service guarantees -dialysis, hemodialysis, lack of supplies-; gender shows equality in care but overload of women in patient care. …”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…Quantitative research models were used in the study, which aimed to to assess the phobia related to the coronavirus-19 of basketball coaches working in Turkey Basketball Federation (TBF) and registered to Turkey's Basketball Coaches Association (TÜBAD). 21 women, and 216 men, 237 active basketball coaches in total, who are TÜBAD members at various levels by the Turkish Leagues, participated to the study. …”
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La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…The testimonies of the research participants show, on the other hand, that what really influences choices, beyond good intentions, is the social context, economic and working conditions, access to resources and services, gender relations, and educational and cultural background: all elements that determine forms of care that constantly need support and attention in multiple forms: a “warm chain” of relations, sharing and support. …”
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The effect of hindrance stressors on the emotional exhaustion among front-line healthcare workers in the recuperation period during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: a prospective cr... by Hua Zhang, Huan Wang, Junying Ye, Hao Wu, Xinyao Zhou, Caiping Song, Pengpeng Yin, Renzhong Shi, Yang Dan

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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

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Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil by Albert I Ko, Federico Costa, Hammed Mogaji, Nivison Nery, Hernan D Argibay, Jaqueline S Cruz, Ianei O Carneiro, Ricardo Lustosa, Mike Begon, Hussein Khalil

“…We describe the HRQOL of residents, explored participants’ perception about the pandemic, and the relationship between sociodemographic, economic and employment data on physical and mental health scores using both χ2 statistics and separate mixed-effects regression models.Results Most participants were female (58.9%), aged 18–45 years (45%), with nearly half (49.7%) employed before pandemic, of whom 38.8% lost jobs during the pandemic. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…Based on literature on women and young people in politics, the authors attribute these effects to the mobilising character of a lower age requirement. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…In total, 3622 individuals participated (response rate of 84.1%), of which 1663 were men (45.9%). …”
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De la façon de nommer aux usages des plantes adventices des cultures en pays Jbala (nord du Maroc) by Louise Clochey, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…Agriculture, the main economic pillar of the Rif area (Northern Morocco), has remained in the form of an agro-sylvo-pastoral system first and foremost intended for local consumption. …”
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Foods and Beverages Associated with Smoking Craving in Heated Tobacco Product and Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-sectional Study by Kiho Miyoshi, Yuki Kimura, Misaki Nakahata, Takashi Miyawaki

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Association of Frailty Index at 66 Years of Age with Health Care Costs and Utilization Over 10 Years in Korea: Retrospective Cohort Study by Jieun Jang, Anna Kim, Mingee Choi, Ellen P McCarthy, Brianne Olivieri-Mui, Chan Mi Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jaeyong Shin, Dae Hyun Kim

“… Abstract BackgroundThe long-term economic impact of frailty measured at the beginning of elderhood is unknown. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…Male involvement in Antenatal health care has been described as a process of social and behavioural change that is needed for men to play more responsible roles in maternal health care to ensure women's and children’s wellbeing. A study by Okoth [1] reported that, in Uganda, male involvement in antenatal care stands at only 6% and this has been attributed to social, economic and cultural related factors. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Gloria, Muhoza B., Mukasa, Ssemaluulu Paul, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…Male involvement in Antenatal health care has been described as a process of social and behavioral change that is needed for men to play more responsible roles in maternal health care with the aim of ensuring women and children’s wellbeing. A study by Okoth [1] reported that, in Uganda male involvement in antenatal care stands at only 6% and this has been attributed to social, economic and cultural related factors. …”
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Gender differences of health literacy in persons with a migration background: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elke Kalbe, Nicole Skoetz, Christiane Woopen, Digo Chakraverty, Annika Baumeister, Angela Aldin, Ümran Sema Seven, Ina Monsef

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