... Female Representation in Parliament Remains Low OECD Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia Middle East and North Africa Latin America and Caribbean Eastern Europe and Central Asia East Asia and Pacific ... rural population had access to safedrinking water Today, over 50 percent have clean water and adequate sanitation, an improvement that has dramatically diminished water-related diseases such as ... Economic Rights OECD Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia Middle East and North Africa Latin America and Caribbean Eastern Europe and Central Asia East Asia and Pacific low equality high equality Index...
... Canada provided by Statistics Canada, Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division 79 Statistics Canada, Overview, and special tabulations (see previous footnote) 80 Idem, and Statistics Canada, ... Health of Canadians, Health Canada and Statistics Canada, September, 1999, pp 119-123 Idem Respondents classified as severely time stressed by Statistics Canada are those that give affirmative ... Canada, Selected Statistics on Women in Nova Scotia, August, 1995, catalogue no 89-503 60 Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Trends, Spring 1997, catalogue no 11-008-XPE 61 Statistics Canada,...
... creating such spaces Also in South Africa, the Men as Partners (MAP) programme by the EngenderHealth organization and the Planned Parenthood Association has found systematic discussions of masculinity ... Wyatt MA, Agbaji O, Chalamilla G, Bangsberg DR: Explaining Adherence Success in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Ethnographic Study PLoS Med 2009, 6:e1000011 Wringe A, Roura M, Urassa M, Busza J, Athanas ... Busza J, Wringe A, Mbata D, Urassa M, Zaba B: Barriers to sustaining antiretroviral treatment in Kisesa, Tanzania: a follow-up study to understand attrition from the antiretroviral program AIDS...
... are established by NIEHS and EPA, with a research emphasis on children s asthma and other respiratory diseases, as well as ways to reduce exposure to pesticides for children in agricultural settings ... compounds and their potential effects on development and learning Environmental factors in diseases such as asthma, immune disorders, autism, and obesity are also being studied An additional component ... interactions among basic scientists, clinicians and behavioral and social scientists n Generate data from multiple scientific disciplines to understand the persistent effects of chemicals and other...
... that women in a commonlaw relationship are more at risk of abuse and less able to escape an abusive situation than women in a relationship sanctioned by marriage Marriage provides “sanctions and ... groups This analysis also included several sub-analyses, separate high-risk profiles for African/American/Black, Latina/Hispanic, and white or other women; and a separate profile for pregnant women ... up signs on bulletin boards at each site, announcing that the report was available have copies of the report available in waiting rooms at the sites Proxy Study Safety Issues Safety issues...
... “Voices of Fear and Safety” Womens ambivalence towards breast cancer and breast health: a qualitative study from Jordan Hana Taha1,2,3* Email: hana.taha@ki.se Raeda Al-Qutob4,5 Email: raeda@johud.org.jo ... and Bacon; 2007 22 Merriam SB, and Associates: Qualitative research in practice: Examples for discussion and analysis San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers; 2002 23 Patton MQ: Qualitative research ... social stigmatization of the disease, and d) apprehensions about breast health examinations An incurable disease associated with suffering and death In all the FGDs women perceived breast cancer as...
... the Manual Handling Regulations employers must: s Avoid manual handling operations as far as is reasonably practicable s Assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided s ... It was agreed that management would as a first step obtain all the manufacturers ‘safety data sheets’ for each product as a starting point for carrying out proper risk assessments Data sheets include ... from women members include: s Stress caused by overwork and too many demands s Headaches and eye strain after working on VDU ss Aches and pains in the neck, shoulders, arms or wrists s Back pain...
... measures to avoid vaginal infections, urinary tract i f i infections, (UTIs) and menstrual symptoms are not (UTI ) d l routinely taught to women as part of the Soldier Readiness Process Process ... measures” (i.e., i i i “ k hif ” (i bottles, cans, plastic bags, layered pads, etc) U l Unclean port -a- potties, trailers, latrines, or sand/mud t tti t il l ti d/ d terrain Safety issues (combat ... Deployed Menstrual Health Practices Questionnaire Brief Knowledge Survey y Military Women's Attitudes towards Menstrual Suppression Scale Data Collection Times: Time 1: Baseline data collected prior...
... comparisons across specific classes also allows greater transparency of the contribution of individual components to ship cost escalation The ship types and pairs (and fiscal years) of comparison classes ... strategy Comparing Ship Costs Across Time In comparing ship costs across time, we present two types of data: (1) data on factors that are generic for all ship classes, such as labor cost escalation ... Escalation In the past 50 years, annual cost escalation rates for amphibious ships, surface combatants, attack submarines, and nuclear aircraft carriers have ranged from to 11 percent (Table S. 1)...
... analysis, so our material complexity analysis is based on a further reduced set of aircraft Appendix A lists all systems assessed in each part of our analysis Measuring Cost Escalation We focus ... by sensors such as radar) Equipment comprises all systems such as avionics (electronics to control the aircraft), sensors (such as radar), other mission systems (such as electronic countermeasures, ... Aircraft Risen? FY G &A GDP GFE HAPCA IPT IR&D ITAR JSF LM MMA NASA NATO NAVAIR NGC OPNAV OSD OSHA PA&E PPI PR QC R&D RAM SAR SEC STOVL UAV USAF USN fiscal year general and administrative Gross...
... Natasha Anderson, Laura Baker, Leslie Brown, Laurie Byrd, Claudia Maria das Neves, Latasha Dorsey, and Oksana Zakaluzhnaya On May 7, the first few cuts were made, and sadly one of the players ... characterized his playing days The team s fortunes swung back in a negative direction against Utah, as a promising first half was followed by a second half collapse and a loss to the Starzz Utah ... Womens American Basketball Association was organized Many great players were on its teams, including Lieberman, Bolin, and Pam and Paula McGee Once again, financial difficulties surfaced and most...
... my own set of sporting heroes—Kelly, James, Natalie, Tom, Kirsty and Lee My biggest thanks, as always, is to Simon Abbreviations and Acronyms AAA AFA AFC AIAW ALFC AWSA CAAWS CAF CFA China ’91 ... Federation United States Dollar Womens Cricket Association Womens Football Association Womens Football Association of Ireland Womens National Basketball Association Womens National Soccer League ... Football Association Asian Football Confederation Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Asian Ladies’ Football Confederation Australian Womens Soccer Association Canadian Association...
... professionals, policy makers, staff of community-based organizations and voluntary organizations, researchers, and advocates for womens health, as well as persons interested in issues related to women and ... however, death rates among U .S females began to stabilize while rates for males started to decline rapidly As a result, the survival “advantage” of females decreased at all ages under 85 years (Table ... mortality rates for specific diseases The diseases that cause death for African American women at higher rates than for white women are also the diseases often linked to SES (e.g., diabetes, lung...
... Canada, Health Canada s Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, page 3 Health Canada, Health Canada s Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, page 4 Health Canada, Health Canada sWomens ... assets of Canadians was unavailable Statistics Canada s 1999 Survey of Financial Security (SFS) was the first such assessment of the 92 Statistics Canada, http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/82-221-XIE/00502/tables/html/229.htm ... Canadians by subtracting debts from assets Assets include both financial assets, such as RRSPs and other registered plans, bank accounts, mutual and investment funds, stocks and bonds, and non-financial...
... DHS granted permission to extract relevant data from the DHS web pages Statistical Analysis Analysis is conducted using SPSS version 17.0 Sample weights are used in order to adjust for the sample ... were considered as socio-demographic variables Wealth is described in DHS data by an asset score that is constructed using a principal component analysis of more than 40 asset variables collected ... the most important socio-background characteristics associated with women's decision-making power This study is secondary analysis based on the 2006 Nepal DHS data The DHS conducted a nationally...
... small amount of alcohol may result in short-term stress relief, drinking does not address the cause of stress Repeated use of alcohol to reduce feelings of stress may increase anxiety levels and ... describes a range of harms caused by maternal alcohol use These harms to the child can include brain damage, vision and hearing problems, slow growth, and birth defects such as bones that are ... autonomy All change takes time, and it is common to stop and start a number of times before making a sustained change Knowing this, it is important to recognize small successes and offer reassurance...
... postpartum psychiatric caseness 10% depressive illness, anxiety disorders Results General Health Questionnaire 28, Psychiatric Assessment Schedule at 6–8 weeks postpartum Goldberg s Standardised ... no systematic evidence is currently available, Adamson (1996) has suggested that parasuicide and suicide may also be consequences of the profound distress that accompanies vesicovaginal fistula ... Project, Tanzania; Mary Jane Alexander, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, USA; Faiza Anwar, Womens Health Educator, Australia; Victor Aparicio Basauri, WHO Collaborating Centre, Spain;...
... blood pressure, eating less sodium also might help Sodium is found in table salt and processed foods, such as canned soups, snacks, and deli meats Many grocery stores sell salt substitutes that provide ... no insulin ❏My family background is African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, Asian American, or Pacific Islander.* As a result, glucose builds up in your blood and passes out ... problems with the heart and blood vessels Such problems can lead to heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes Diabetes is a more common cause of heart disease in women than in men When heart disease...
... sexual assault and unsafe and unplanned sex On college campuses, assaults, unwanted sexual advances, and unplanned and unsafe sex are all more likely among students who drink heavily on occasion—for ... in Womens Lives: SafeDrinkingOveraLifetime The pressures to drink more than what is safe and the consequences—change as the roles that mark a woman s life span change Knowing the signs that ... medicines and drugs for anxiety and depression When taking any medication, read package labels and warnings carefully Breast cancer: Research suggests that as little as one drink per day can slightly...
... more casual language and/or urban slang, particularly when assisting customers who spoke in these ways Standard-sized sales associates were more likely than plus-sized sales associates to be assigned ... associates) was shaped by managers’ sexist and sizist assumptions about workers’ abilities to provide satisfactory aesthetic and emotional labor, as well as assumptions about workers’ physical abilities ... while all assistant managers and sales associates were women and were predominantly plus sized At first glance, these patterns suggested the influence of a glass escalator mechanism (Williams 1992),...