Considerations for modelling a broad food tax in the Philippines and other low-income and middle-income countries by Curtis, Christine Johnson, Marklund, Matti, Saxena, Akshar, Goyena, Eva, Desnacido, Josie P., Koon, Adam D., Warren, Bethany, Cobb, Laura K., Henry, Megan E, Appel, Lawrence J., Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda

“…Taxes on less healthy foods are rarely modelled in low-income and middle-income countries.We describe considerations for modelling the effect of a food tax, which can provide guidance for food tax policy design. …”
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Machine learning health-related applications in low-income and middle-income countries : a scoping review protocol by Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Car, Lorainne Tudor, Pearson-Stuttard, Jonathan, Panch, Trishan, Miranda, J. Jaime, Atun, Rifat

“…However, much of the available evidence comes from high-income countries, where different health profiles challenge the application of this research to low/middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Interventions in adult patients with multimorbidity in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review by George, Tina, Manski-Nankervis, Jo-Anne, Klaic, Marlena, Kang, Gagandeep, Sudarsanam, Thambu David

“…Introduction: Multimorbidity, the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions in the same individual, is a major public health problem in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The use of single-disease guidelines contributes to polypharmacy, fragmented care and increased treatment burden. …”
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Income is more protective against pain in more equal countries by Tang, Cheng Keat, Macchia, Lucía, Powdthavee, Nattavudh

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Measuring the bias against low-income country research: an Implicit Association Test by Harris, Matthew, Macinko, James, Jimenez, Geronimo, Mullachery, Pricila

“…Background: With an increasing array of innovations and research emerging from low-income countries there is a growing recognition that even high-income countries could learn from these contexts. …”
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Children with developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries : more neglected and physically punished by Bizzego, Andrea, Lim, Mengyu, Schiavon, Greta, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Little is known about parenting in the context of developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), penalized by both lack of data and a research bias toward western societies. …”
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Low-income minority seniors' enrollment in a cybercafé : psychological barriers to crossing the digital divide by Peng, Wei, Jung, Younbo, Moran, Meghan, Jin, Seung-A Annie, McLaughlin, Margaret, Cody, Michael, Jordan-Marsh, Maryalice, Albright, Julie, Silverstein, Merril

“…Investigated were why some low income, predominantly immigrant seniors (n = 91) choose to enroll in free training and start to use computers and the Internet while others choose not to enroll. …”
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A deep learning model identifies emphasis on hard work as an important predictor of income inequality by Sheetal, Abhishek, Chaudhury, Srinwanti H., Savani, Krishna

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Social insurance, income and subjective well-being of rural migrants in China - an application of unconditional quantile regression by Fang, Zheng, Sakellariou, Christos

“…However, we find that only perceived, rather than objective income position matters.…”
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The role of the family network when raising a child with a disability in low- and middle-income countries by Bizzego, Andrea, Lim, Mengyu, Dimitriou, Dagmara, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Family plays a role in supporting child development, by facilitating caregiving and other parental practices. Low- and middle-income families typically have a complex structure with many relatives living together in the same household. …”
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Predictors of contemporary under-5 child mortality in low- and middle-income countries : a machine learning approach by Bizzego, Andrea, Gabrieli, Giulio, Bornstein, Marc H., Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Lansford, Jennifer E., Bradley, Robert H., Costa, Megan, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Child Mortality (CM) is a worldwide concern, annually affecting as many as 6.81% children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We used data of the Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) (N = 275,160) from 27 LMIC and a machine-learning approach to rank 37 distal causes of CM and identify the top 10 causes in terms of predictive potency. …”
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Digital health interventions for non-communicable disease management in primary health care in low-and middle-income countries by Xiong, Shangzhi, Lu, Hongsheng, Peoples, Nicholas, Duman, Ege K., Najarro, Alberto, Ni, Zhao, Gong, Enying, Yin, Ruoyu, Ostbye, Truls, Palileo-Villanueva, Lia M., Doma, Rinchen, Kafle, Sweta, Tian, Maoyi, Yan, Lijing L.

“…Current evidence on digital health interventions is disproportionately concerned with high-income countries and hospital settings. This scoping review evaluates the extent of use and effectiveness of digital health interventions for non-communicable disease (NCD) management in primary healthcare settings of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and identifies factors influencing digital health interventions' uptake. …”
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Syndemic thinking in large-scale studies : case studies of disability, hypertension, and diabetes across income groups in India and China by Saxena, Akshar, Mendenhall, Emily

“…High income interacts with metabolic conditions to increase the odds of reporting comorbidity. …”
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An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy by Chew, Soon Beng, Chew, Rosalind Seow Lung

“…This paper discusses a specific aspect of his contributions to Singapore's economic strategy, namely that of reducing income inequality without compromising competitiveness.…”
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Men's and women's views on acceptability of husband-to-wife violence and use of corporal punishment with children in 21 low- and middle-income countries by Lansford, Jennifer E., Zietz, Susannah, Putnick, Diane L., Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Bradley, Robert H., Costa, Megan, Esposito, Gianluca, Bornstein, Marc H.

“…Participants and Setting:We used nationally representative samples of men and women in 37,641 households in 21 low- and middle-income countries that participated in UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. …”
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A global crowdsourcing open call to improve research mentorship in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods analysis by Oppong, Emmanuela, Bao, Huanyu, Tang, Weiming, Mejia, María I. Echavarria, Glozah, Franklin, Asanga, Nsisong, Boinett, Christine J., Aguilar, Ana M., Valido, Ezra, Lestari, Trisasi, Tucker, Joseph D.

“…Research mentoring programs are limited in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The TDR Global initiated a global crowdsourcing open call soliciting proposals on how to improve research mentorship in LMICs. …”
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How university endowments respond to financial market shocks : evidence and implications by Brown, Jeffrey R., Dimmock, Stephen G., Kang, Jun-Koo, Weisbenner, Scott J.

Subjects: “…DRNTU::Business::Finance::Fixed income::Bonds…”
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A group-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income country : implementation evaluation of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program by Aziz, Zahra, Mathews, Elezebeth, Absetz, Pilvikki, Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Oldroyd, John, Balachandran, Sajitha, Shetty, Suman S., Thankappan, K. R., Oldenburg, Brian

“…Background: While several efficacy trials have demonstrated diabetes risk reduction through targeting key lifestyle behaviours, there is a significant evidence gap in relation to the successful implementation of such interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper evaluates the implementation of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a group-based lifestyle intervention among individuals at high-risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the state of Kerala, India. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of community health worker training to improve the prevention and control of cardiometabolic diseases in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review by Seneviratne, Shilanthi, Desloge, Allissa, Haregu, Tilahun, Kwasnicka, Dominika, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Mandla, Anika, Chambers, John Campbell, Oldenburg, Brian

“…Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in controlling non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this review was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of CHW training programs that focused on the prevention and control of cardiometabolic diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC) by Tong, Ching Yi Michelle, Koh, Rui Ying Victoria, Lee, Eng Sing

“…Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to find out the factors associated with lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in the ambulatory care setting of high-income countries (HICs) to gain insights for better quality of care. …”
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