Prevalence and factors associated with undocumented children under-five in Haiti.

Background: Despite many efforts to provide children with legal existence over the last decades, 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 (166 million) do not officially exist, with limited possibility to enjoy their human rights. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Haiti has one of the highest rates of undocumented births. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and the determinant factors of undocumented childhood in Haiti.

[Domestic violence among Quebec women during the health crisis: Trends and risk factors].

This article examines the evolution of domestic violence (DV) among Quebec women during the Covid-19 pandemic and the factors associated with this phenomenon. Based on the literature, we observed that DV increased significantly in Quebec during the health crisis. Furthermore, it appears that job loss, which affected more women than men, increased social isolation, deterioration of the mental health of spouses, increased alcohol and cannabis consumption, and difficulties in reconciling work and family life are the factors that contribute most to the increase in DV in Quebec during this period.

Intimate partner violence among women in Togo: a generalised structural equation modeling approach.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the magnitude and identify associated factors with intimate partner violence (IPV) in Togo.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Togo.

Trends and factors associated with recent HIV testing among women in Haiti: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative surveys.

Introduction: In the Latin America and Caribbean region, Haiti is one of the countries with the highest rates of HIV. Therefore, this study examined the factors associated with HIV testing among women in Haiti and trends in HIV testing in 2006, 2012, and 2016/17.

Methods: Data from the last three Haitian Demographic and Health Surveys (2006, 2012, and 2016/17) were used.

Tobacco use in Haiti: findings from demographic and health survey.

Introduction: Although tobacco has harmful effects on the physical and mental health of individuals, its use remains significant, according to the World Health Organization. To understand this phenomenon, studies have been carried out in many countries around the world, while in Haiti where more than 5,000 people die each year due to tobacco use, little is known about the use of this substance. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and the factors associated with tobacco use in Haiti.

Individual and community-level factors associated with caesarean section in Haiti: secondary analysis of data from the 2016-2017 Haitian Demographic and Health Survey.

Introduction: For several decades, the rate of caesarean section (CS) has been increasing in the world. In some countries, the CS rate is below the WHO recommended range (10-15%), while in other countries, it is significantly higher. The aim of this paper was to identify individual and community-level factors associated with CS in Haiti.

Urban-rural and gender differential in depressive symptoms among elderly in India.

Background: To date, evidence remained inconclusive explaining rural-urban and male-female differential in depression. Unlike other previous research on the association of several risk factors with depressive symptoms among the elderly, this study focussed on the socio-economic status-related inequality in the prevalence of depression among the elderly along with focussing urban-rural and male-female gradients of depression among the elderly.

Methods: This study used data from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-I, 2017-18, survey.

Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Open defecation (OD) remains an important public health challenge in Haiti. The practice poses a significantly high risk of disease transmission. Considering these negative health consequences, this paper aims to identify socio-economic and demographic factors that influence OD practice among households in Haiti.

Burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases-related inequalities among older adults in India: a study based on LASI survey.

Background: A rising proportion of elderly in India has infused notable challenges to the healthcare system, which is already underdeveloped. On one side, NCDs are increasing among the elderly in India; however, on the other side, CDs are also a cause of concern among the elderly in India. While controlling the outbreak of communicable diseases (CDs) remained a priority, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are placing an unavoidable burden on the health and social security system.

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Unlabelled: Introduction : In Haiti, excess mortality among twins is an additional health burden, given that child mortality levels are already very high there. Haiti is the country in the Latin America and Caribbean region with the highest rate of twin births (about 17 ‰). However, there, the excess mortality among twins has been little studied.

[Intersectionality to better understand women's health issues].

Intersectionality, a theory for understanding women's health issue. Intersectionality offers the possibility of holistic analyzes to understand and act on women's health issue. It facilitates the exploration of the different dimensions of social inequalities in health, which are both at the level of institutions and of the individual experiences of people who live at the intersection of multiple dimensions of domination and power.

Correction: Gender differential in low psychological health and low subjective well-being among older adults in India: With special focus on childless older adults.

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Socio-economic inequality in functional disability and impairments with focus on instrumental activity of daily living: a study on older adults in India.

Background: Studies have examined functional disability among older adults by combining Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). This study adds another dimension to ADL and IADL by combining various impairments such as hearing, vision, walking, chewing, speaking, and memory loss among older adults. This study examines functional disability among older adults in India as measured by ADL, IADL, along with various impairments.