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Food choice in low income populations - A review
(Elsevier, 2015-03)
The vast majority of publications on food acceptability and behavior have considered middle- or high-income populations. However, there is research focused on low-income populations which deserves attention considering ...
Adoption of technology by the low-income population segment: The low-cost hot water heater case
(Pergamon-elsevier Science LtdOxfordInglaterra, 2012)
Pragmatic tuberculosis prevention policies for primary care in low- and middle-income countries
(European Respiratory Society, 2018)
Despite being a curable and preventable disease, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from infection worldwide and is one of the top 10 causes of death from any cause, including in children. Incidence is at best ...
"It is not easy living with this illness": A syndemic approach to medication adherence and lifestyle change among low-income diabetes patients in Lima, Peru
(Society for Applied Anthropology, 2019)
This study analyzes the experiences of low-income people living with type 2 diabetes in Lima, Peru. We use a syndemic approach to describe and discuss their challenges in following physicians’ recommendations around ...
Short stature, abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and alterations in lipid profile in very low-income women living in Maceio, north-eastern Brazil
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-04-01)
Objective To test the hypothesis that short stature is associated with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and lipid profile changes.Methods Anthropometric data were collected from 237 women (18-60 years old), residents ...
Food choice and emotions: Comparison between low and middle income populations
(Elsevier Science, 2015-10)
Food choice motives and food-related emotions in two income households were evaluated. 320 women between 22 and 55 years, half low income (LI) and half middle income (MI), from two Argentine cities, small and large, ...
Global inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition and associations with globalisation: a multilevel analysis of Demographic and Healthy Surveys from 55 low-income and middle-income countries, 1992-2018.
(Elsevier, 2022)
Background: Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), whereby overnutrition and undernutrition coexist within the same individual, household, or population. This analysis ...
Quality of life and sustainability issues as seen by the population of low-income housing in the region of Campinas, Brazil
(Pergamon-elsevier Science LtdOxfordInglaterra, 2006)
Food waste paradox: antecedents of food disposal in low income households
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-11)
This article aims to identify antecedents of food waste among lower-middle class families - a paradox, given the financial constraints this population faces. The importance of this research is evident in escalating ...
The effectiveness of prenatal care in a low income population: a panel data approach
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
This paper analyzes the impact of prenatal care on the likelihood of low birth weight and prematurity using panel data on births taking place between 1995 and 2008 in the largest maternity ward in Uruguay. The use of ...