Laditka, James N.

UNCC

There are 4 item/s.

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Socio-economic determinants of child nutritional status in Armenia: The analysis of 2000 and 2005 demographic and health surveys 2011 329 Objectives: The study examined the association between an index of household wealth and key nutritional status indicators in children under age five in Armenia. The study compared the distribution of the child nutritional status indicators across s...
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF PRENATAL CARE USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: EXPLORING EQUITY IN CONTENT AND OUTCOMES OF CARE 2013 1700 Objectives: This study examined prenatal care use among women in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the West African region. The primary analysis examined variations by individual and national measures of wealth and literacy. Secondary analyses examined...
Reasons for use of complementary and alternative medicine and prayer for health by older adults in the United States 2010 236 Objectives: This study examined prayer for health and eight specific reasons why Americans ages 50 and over use Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): effectiveness; cost; recommendations from health care providers; recommendations from family...
Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados 2011 510 Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over the...