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ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Nepal, abortion was legalized in 2002; however, national‐level evidence on the factors influencing abortion practices remains limited. This study explored the predictors of induced abort...

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating public health threat in Africa, driven by high infectious disease burden, unregulated antimicrobial use, limited laboratory capacity, and fragmented sur...

BackgroundCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) carries a dismal prognosis. Beyond clinical determinants, socioeconomic deprivation may also influence outcomes. Busan, a rapidly aging metropolitan area in Korea, provides a critical s...

Background and Objectives: This study identified the factors that most likely determine the choice of sites for the establishment of commercial bank branches in Onitsha in South-East Nigeria. Underlying this aim was the...

Timely access to public healthcare is fundamental human rights and a key measure of social equity. In Thailand, transportation barriers especially in rural and underserved areas continue to restrict equitable access to m...

The article is dedicated to the study of managing teams dispersed under the influence of war. Military aggression has led to the forced relocation of workforce teams, creating unique challenges for effective management o...

Background: Despite significant progress in South Africa in reducing mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, challenges remain. This is evident by the incidence and prevalence of HI...

PurposeNutrition care is essential for improving oncology treatment outcomes, however evidence on current practices and adherence to the Nutrition Care Process framework in Indonesia is scarce. This study explored oncolo...

Abstract Background The global rise of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales, particularly extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, poses a critical ...

We read with great interest the recent article by Park H et al (1), entitled “Association between job insecurity and cardiovascular disease among workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus”. The study provides important e...

Abstract BackgroundAnimated messages designed to promote preventive health behaviors (health animations) are a prevalent form of digital health communication globally and are used across a variety of health b...

Social entrepreneurs mobilize opportunity recognition, market linkages, blended finance, capacity building, and digital platforms to create sustainable, scalable solutions for socioeconomic challenges in an economy. It i...

Abstract Background Road traffic deaths (RTDs) are a major global public health concern. Thailand reports the world’s highest fatality rate, at 32.2 deaths per 100,000 population. Despite safety initiatives, evidence o...

BackgroundSexual minority women (SMW), including lesbian, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual women, experience higher rates of substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUDs) than heterosexual women, yet remain r...

Green finance is an important tool that would help in reducing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable development as a means of reducing the burning socio-economic challenges inherent in rapidly urbanizing n...

The purpose of this article is to explain what factors, from the viewpoint of the Visegrad Group countries, were important determinants in outward FDI. Referring to the eclectic theory of Dunning and the theory of econom...

Many historical administrative documents, such as the 1940 census, have been digitized and thus could be merged with geographic data. Merged data could reveal social determinants of health, health and social policy milie...

Abstract Background The foetus depends on maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy, and the strong correlation between maternal and newborn vitamin D status is well established. However, the long-term tracking of vitam...

RESUMENLa modificación del sistema de salud colombiano estimulado por la Constitución de 1991 y concretadoen la Ley 100 de 1993, incluyó la promoción de la salud dentro de los planes de beneficios del SistemaGeneral ...

Micro evidence on the relationship between wages and unemployment has been provided recently in a series of contributions by Blanchflower and Oswald (1994, 1995). They argue for the existence of a wage curve linking loca...

This paper evaluates the unemployment duration and labor mobility using data from the household surveys provided by the National Statistical office (INDEC) for the period 1998 to 2005. The paper aims to understand and ex...

Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgments for the Second Edition. Acknowledgments for the First Edition. 1. Introduction and Preview. 1.1 Preview of the Book. 2. Entropy, Relative Entro...

Information technology (IT) acceptance research has yielded many competing models, each with different sets of acceptance determinants. In this paper, we (1) review user acceptance literature and discuss eight prominent ...