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Household Composition, Income, and Fast-Food Consumption among Black Women and Men
Black adults are more likely to consume meals from fast-food restaurants than other racial/ethnic groups with implications for disparities in dietary...
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Sociodemographic inequities in unscheduled asthma care visits among public assistance recipients in Japan: additional risk by household composition among workers
BackgroundPublic assistance programs aim to prevent financial poverty by guaranteeing a minimum income for basic needs, including medical care....
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Household Composition, Income, and Body Mass Index Among Adults by Race/Ethnicity and Sex
ObjectiveDisparities in obesity highlight the need for an examination of determinants that may be uniquely experienced by race and sex. An...
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Rural‒urban disparities in household catastrophic health expenditure in Bangladesh: a multivariate decomposition analysis
BackgroundRural‒urban disparity in catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) is a well-documented challenge in low- and middle-income countries,...
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Household-level effects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Gambia
BackgroundIn 2022 the WHO recommended the discretionary expansion of the eligible age range for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) to children...
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Measuring household vulnerability to medical expenditure shock: method and its empirical application
To investigate household vulnerability for inability to cope with medical expenditure shock, we propose a method of measuring household vulnerability...
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Household air pollution and urinary incontinence symptoms among older adults in LASI: a large-scale population-based study
BackgroundThe effects of household air pollution on urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) symptoms have not been...
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Household hardships and responses to COVID-19 pandemic-related shocks in Eastern Ethiopia
BackgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spread, governments implemented lockdowns that likely...
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Gut microbiota profile of patients on peritoneal dialysis: comparison with household contacts
BackgroundDifferences in patients gut microbiota composition with the potential for dysbiosis have been associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD)....
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Household Influenza Transmission and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients Treated with Baloxavir vs Oseltamivir: A United States Outpatient Prospective Survey
IntroductionInfluenza is a common, seasonal infectious disease with broad medical, economic, and social consequences. Real-world evidence on the...
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Managing household income and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in a low-income setting: a qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in South Africa
BackgroundSouth Africa is reported to have the highest burden of HIV with an estimated 8.2 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2021- despite...
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Women Veterans’ experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types
BackgroundRates of firearm suicide have increased among women Veterans. Discussing firearm access and reducing access to lethal means of suicide when...
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Household Size in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey Data
BackgroundBangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. This large population predominantly affects the socioeconomic...
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Prevalence of food insecurity amid COVID-19 lockdowns and sociodemographic indicators of household vulnerability in Harar and Kersa, Ethiopia
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread social disruptions, as governments implemented lockdowns to quell disease spread. To...
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Reduction of SARS-CoV-2 intra-household child-to-parent transmission associated with ventilation: results from a case–control study
PurposeOur objective was to describe circumstances of SARS-CoV-2 household transmission and to identify factors associated with a lower risk of...
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Status of household dietary diversity and associated factors among rural and urban households of Northern Uganda
BackgroundIn Northern Uganda, 21 and 52.4% of children under five are underweight and stunted, respectively while 32.9% of pregnant women are anemic....
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Household financial burden associated with healthcare for older people in Viet Nam: a cross-sectional survey
BackgroundPopulation ageing and the associated increase in the healthcare needs of older people are putting pressure on the healthcare system in Viet...
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Equity in the public social healthcare protection in Tanzania: does it matter on household healthcare financing?
Efforts to promote equity in healthcare involve implementing policies and programs that address the root causes of healthcare disparities and promote...
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Violence against women from partners and other household members during COVID-19 in Burkina Faso and Kenya
BackgroundGlobal evidence indicates increases in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic following mitigation measures, such as stay...
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Analysis on the equity differential on household healthcare financing in develo** countries: empirical evidence from Tanzania, East Africa
BackgroundAchieving equity in healthcare services has been a global priority. According to the literature, a slew of initiatives aimed at increasing...
