For Homeless Youth, Is Poor Health Just a Matter of Time?
A new study finds that the longer young adults spend unsheltered, the more likely they are to report poor health outcomes
A new study finds that the longer young adults spend unsheltered, the more likely they are to report poor health outcomes
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
(2006) The "fertility transition"—the shift from large to small families that demographers have observed throughout much of the world—has been remarkably rapid in Morocco, according to a recently released demographic and health survey on that country.
(2003) Although women make up almost half of all people infected with HIV worldwide and 58 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, they have limited options for preventing infection.
(2010) One-third of Egyptian women have been physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey; and 7 percent said they are beaten "often." These women mostly suffered silently and did not seek help.
(2009) Recent political developments in Iran highlight the country's demographic and social shifts over the past 20 years. One in three Iranians is between the ages of 15 and 29.
(2010) A lack of basic education in childhood is linked poorer health, fewer job opportunities, and decreased political participation later in life.