Public Health

Antenatal Care and Skilled Birth Attendance in Bangladesh are influenced by female education and family affordability: BDHS 2014

Antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy and skilled birth attendance (SBA) during delivery are important policy concerns to reduce maternal deaths. Bangladesh is one of the developing countries which has made remarkable progress in both services during …

Factors associated with the availability of iodized salt at household level: a case study in Bangladesh

The availability of iodized salt in households remains low in Bangladesh, which calls for improving the salt iodization quality and its coverage. The present study assessed the socio-economic disparity in Bangladesh to characterize the availability …

Socioeconomic transition and its influence on body mass index (BMI) pattern in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is an underdeveloped country that has recently joined the ranks of low-middle-income countries. This study aims to investigate how socioeconomic and developmental factors have influenced women towards a shift in their body mass index …

Mental health service use in Australia: The role of family structure and socio-economic status

To investigate the patterns and the determinants of mental health service use by children and adolescents in Australia. Data from Young Minds Matter (YMM): The Second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing is used in …

A macro-level approach to assess the early developmental vulnerabilities of children in Australia: A local government area-based analysis

The spatial impact of socioeconomic determinants on the macro-level early developmental vulnerability of children was analyzed in this paper using Local Government Areas (LGAs) as samples. Five domains of developmental outcomes: physical, social, …

A macro-level approach to assess the early developmental vulnerabilities of children in Australia: A local government area-based analysis

The spatial impact of socioeconomic determinants on the macro-level early developmental vulnerability of children was analyzed in this paper using Local Government Areas (LGAs) as samples. Five domains of developmental outcomes: physical, social, …