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Direct linkBrenneman, Matthew T.; Pierce, Rebecca L. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2023
We discuss a case study on how misinformation regarding COVID-19 health outcomes can arise due to confounding. Data from the UK on mortality rates suggest that people who have some level of vaccination and contract the Delta variant of COVID are twice as likely to die than those who are unvaccinated. Age, however, a confounding variable, when…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mortality Rate, Immunization Programs
AlHajri, Lamia; Mohamed, Heba M. – SAGE Open, 2022
COVID-19, which has become a worldwide pandemic, prompted various healthcare organizations to take measures to stop or slow its spread. These measures require behavioral change. According to the health belief model, knowledge and awareness are needed to establish an assessment of threat and determine whether a behavior will be changed. Since the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level
Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries
Swiss, Liam; Fallon, Kathleen M.; Burgos, Giovani – Social Forces, 2012
Studies on developed countries demonstrate that an increase in women legislators leads to a prioritization in health, an increase in social policy spending, and a decrease in poverty. Women representatives could therefore improve development trajectories in developing countries; yet, currently, no cross-national and longitudinal studies explore…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Females, Legislators
Atuyambe, Lynn; Mirembe, Florence; Annika, Johansson; Kirumira, Edward K.; Faxelid, Elisabeth – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
Purpose: To explore adolescent health seeking behavior during pregnancy and early motherhood in order to contribute to health policy formulation and improved access to health care. This will in long-term have an impact on the reduction of morbidity and mortality among adolescent mothers and their newborns. Methods: This was a qualitative study…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mothers, Safety, Focus Groups
Download full textAdamson, Peter, Ed. – 1993
This report documents the progress made in developing and developed nations to improve health, nutrition, education, family planning, and the condition of women over the last 40 years. It presents tables that rank the world's nations and regions on: (1) the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age; (2) the percent of children under 5 years…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Child Health, Developed Nations
Bellamy, Carol – 2002
Based on the view that ensuring the rights and well-being of children is the key to sustained development in a country and to peace and security in the world, this report calls for leadership from governments and all sectors of society, illustrates varied ways that people have shown their commitment to children's welfare, and emphasizes the need…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children
