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Missing female patients: an observational analysis of sex ratio among outpatients in a referral tertiary care public hospital in India

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on Fri, 2020-05-01 04:30

EfD Authors:

Objective: To investigate gender discrimination in access to healthcare and its relationship with the patient’s age and distance from the healthcare facility.Design and settingAn observational study based on outpatient data from a large referral public hospital in Delhi, India.ParticipantsConfirmed clinical appointments.Primary and secondary outcome measuresEstimates from the logistic regression are used to compute sex ratios (male/female) of patient visits with respect to distance from the hospital and age.

Peer Reviewed

Gender

The willingness of consumers to pay for fruit and vegetables: does crisis-related health like COVID-19 matter?

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on Wed, 2025-04-09 08:15

EfD Authors:

Kulindwa, Yusuph J.

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Covid-19, Health

Prior and Post-Covid-19 vaccination in Developing Countries: Does Household Willingness to Pay for Vaccine Matter?

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on Mon, 2025-03-24 10:51

EfD Authors:

Kulindwa, Yusuph J.

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Covid-19

Intimate Partner Violence on Women and Household Food Insecurity

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on Sat, 2025-03-22 12:46

EfD Authors:

Chegere, Martin Julius

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture

Rising temperatures cause lost incomes for informal workers

A study by EfD researchers Saudamini Das and E. Somanathan found that high temperatures cause significant income losses and health problems for informal sector workers, such as street vendors and

Tue, 2025-03-18 14:19 | Health, Policy Design, Urban | India

The use and impacts of an ethanol cooking fuel promotion pilot in Dar es Salaam

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on Fri, 2025-03-14 10:54

EfD Authors:

Ruhinduka, Remidius

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Energy, Health

Role of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in enhancing sustainable humanitarian assistance: Evidence from orange-fleshed sweetpotato interventions in Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on Tue, 2025-03-11 09:28

EfD Authors:

Mulwa, Chalmers

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture, Policy Design

Air pollution exposure and COVID-19: A look at mortality in Mexico City using individual-level data

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2025-03-04 08:42

EfD Authors:

Heres, David R.

Lopez Feldman, Alejandro

Highlights

We find evidence that air pollution (PM2.5) increases the probability of dying from COVID-19
This effect is most likely driven by long-term exposure
Results are robust to controlling for individuals’ characteristics (including age and comorbidities)
The effect is increasing with age, especially within the population that is 40 years or older

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Air Quality, Covid-19

The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South

Submitted by Agha Inya on Fri, 2025-02-21 12:13

EfD Authors:

Oranu, Chizoba Obianuju

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Climate Change, Urban, Waste

Yifredew, Saba

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