Background Many studies have demonstrated that pregnant women living in rural areas are more likely to experience domestic violence (DV). Systematic reviews on the prevalence and risk factors of DV ...

1 Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 2 Departments of Design and Environmental Analysis and of Human Development, Bronfenbrenner Center for ...

Background Evidence of a link between sexual violence and HIV is growing; however, studies among children are scarce. The authors sought to characterise child sexual abuse in Harare, Zimbabwe, and ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 3 Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Correspondence to ...

The 2008 global financial crisis, precipitated by high-risk, under-regulated financial practices, is often seen as a singular event. The crisis, its recessionary consequences, bank bailouts and the ...

1 The McCaughey Vichealth Centre for Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Population Health Strategic ...

Background The relationship between unemployment and poor health has been well established. Unemployment causes poor health, and poor health increases the probability of unemployment. Methods A ...

2 Population Research Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland and International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE This study examined both individual and neighbourhood correlates of injury mortality to better understand the contribution of socioeconomic status to cause specific injury mortality.

Objective: To examine the association of self-reported health (SRH) with the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, life stress, and sociobehavioural factors in adults aged 55 and over. Design: Secondary ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of long working hours with the risk for hypertension. DESIGN A five year prospective cohort study. SETTING Work site in Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS 941 ...

Dr C Borrell, Municipal Institute of Public Health, Pl Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVE This study describes social class inequalities in health related behaviours (tobacco and alcohol ...