Family Characteristics
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh.

30 Oct 2009 Handwashing with soap prevents diarrhea and respiratory disease, but it is rarely practiced in high-need settings. Among 100 randomly selected villages in rural Bangladesh, field workers enrolled 10 households per village and observed and recorded ... Read more...

Introduction and transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Virus--Kenya, June-July 2009.

21 Oct 2009 In April 2009, in the United States, the first cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection were reported. On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an influenza pandemic because of widespread transmission worldwide. As ... Read more...

[Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Out-of-pocket health expenditures affect access to health care. The study investigated trends in these expenditures, and whether certain population groups spent more than others. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data come from two national ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Family Characteristics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2009
• Sex ratio imbalance worsens in Vietnam. 22 Oct 2009
• Introduction and transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Virus--Kenya, June-July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. The effects of hand washing and facemasks on prevention of influenza infection. 4 Oct 2009
• [Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland] 29 Sep 2009
• The impact of cancer on spouses' labor earnings: a population-based study. 13 Sep 2009
• Concurrent human papillomavirus-associated tonsillar carcinoma in 2 couples. 13 Sep 2009
• Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons. Sep 2009
• A qualitative analysis of the economic impact of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on individuals and households in Uganda. 30 Aug 2009
• Breastfeeding structure as a test of parental investment theory in Papua New Guinea. 30 Aug 2009
• Providing care for an elderly parent: interactions among siblings? 30 Aug 2009
• Caring for mom and neglecting yourself? The health effects of caring for an elderly parent. 30 Aug 2009
• Change in airflow among patients with asthma discussing relationship problems with their partners. 30 Aug 2009
• Reproduction and offspring status 18 years after teenage-onset anorexia nervosa--a controlled community-based study. 30 Aug 2009
• Disaster preparedness of households with special needs in southeastern Pennsylvania. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of long-lasting insecticidal nets and zooprophylaxis on mosquito feeding behaviour and density in Mwea, central Kenya. 30 Aug 2009
• An investigation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in people and pets in the same household with an infected person or infected pet. 30 Aug 2009
• Violence and injuries in South Africa: prioritising an agenda for prevention. 22 Aug 2009
• Father absence due to migration and child illness in rural Mexico. 19 Aug 2009
• The social determinants of child health: variations across health outcomes - a population-based cross-sectional analysis. 15 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Family Characteristics'

Definition: Size and composition of the family.

Descriptor UI: D005191

Alternative terms: Family Characteristics; Characteristic, Family; Characteristics, Family; Family Characteristic; Couples; Family and Household; Household and Family; Family Demography; Demographies, Family; Demography, Family; Family Demographies; Family Life Surveys; Family Life Survey; Life Survey, Family; Life Surveys, Family; Survey, Family Life; Surveys, Family Life; Family Size; Family Sizes; Family Size, Average; Average Family Size; Average Family Sizes; Family Sizes, Average; One-Person Household; Household, One-Person; Households, One-Person; One Person Household; One-Person Households; Family Size, Desired; Desired Family Size; Desired Family Sizes; Family Sizes, Desired; Family Size, Expected; Expected Family Size; Expected Family Sizes; Family Sizes, Expected; Family Size, Ideal; Family Sizes, Ideal; Ideal Family Size; Ideal Family Sizes; Generations; Head of Household; Household Head; Household Heads; Households; Household; Matriarchy; Matriarchies; Patriarchy; Patriarchies; Family Size, Completed; Completed Family Size; Completed Family Sizes; Family Sizes, Completed;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology;

Tree Number: F01.829.263.315; I01.240.361; I01.880.225.423; N01.224.361; N01.824.308; N06.850.505.400.400;

History Note: 68