Neuroscience Outside the Box: From the Laboratory to Discussing Drug Abuse at Schools by Thereza Cristina Machado do Vale, Thereza Cristina Machado do Vale, Luana da Silva Chagas, Luana da Silva Chagas, Helena de Souza Pereira, Elizabeth Giestal-de-Araujo, Analía Arévalo, Priscilla Oliveira-Silva Bomfim, Priscilla Oliveira-Silva Bomfim

“…One of the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic is that low-income countries were pushed further into extreme poverty, exacerbating social inequalities and increasing susceptibility to drug use/abuse in people of all ages. …”
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Magnitude and associated factors of poor medication adherence among diabetic and hypertensive patients visiting public health facilities in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Tariku Shimels, Rodas Asrat Kassu, Gelila Bogale, Mahteme Bekele, Melsew Getnet, Abrham Getachew, Zewdneh Shewamene, Mebratu Abraha

“…The overall magnitude of poor medication adherence was 72%. Patients with extreme poverty were more likely to have good medication adherence (AOR: 0.59; 95%C.I: 0.36-0.97), whereas attendance to a health center (AOR: 1.71; 95%C.I: 1.02-2.85), presence of comorbidity (AOR: 2.05; 95%C.I: 1.13-3.71), and current substance use history (AOR: 11.57; 95%C.I: 1.52-88.05) predicted high odds of poor adherence.…”
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Food security for Africa: an urgent global challenge by Sasson Albert

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>In 2012, food insecurity is still a major global concern as 1 billion people are suffering from starvation, under-, and malnutrition, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has concluded that we are still far from reaching millennium development goal (MDG) number 1: to halve extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people suffering from hunger is estimated at 239 million, and this figure could increase in the near future.…”
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LA ACCIÓN Y EL ENFOQUE PSICOSOCIAL DE LA INTERVENCIÓN EN CONTEXTOS SOCIALES: ¿PODEMOS PASAR DE LA MODA A LA PRECISIÓN TEÓRICA, EPISTEMOLÓGICA Y METODOLÓGICA?. THE ACTION AND THE P... by Juan David Villa Gómez

“…Por lo tanto, desde la experiencia de trabajo, desde la propia investigación y desde los procesos de acompañamiento psicosocial desarrollados por cerca de 15 años, el autor presenta una propuesta de reflexión, que implica una mirada desde el pensamiento crítico social y una postura que permita darle un marco a la acción psicosocial en una perspectiva emancipatoria.The following article, derived from research, poses the question about a growing issue in Colombia: the increase in projects of psychosocial intervention in diverse social sectors, particularly with victims of the armed conflict, social violence, violence of gender and family, etc., as well as population in a situation of extreme poverty, forced displacement and victims of natural disasters. …”
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Health disparity and healthcare utilization inequity among older adults living in poverty in South Korea: a cross-sectional study by Ah-Young Kim, Moon Sil Seo, Hye-Young Kang

“…Conclusion The higher prevalence of common geriatric diseases among MA than NHI beneficiaries confirms unfavorable health disparity in the elderly living in extreme poverty. Similar or higher healthcare utilization in treating the same conditions among MA beneficiaries suggests a low possibility of inequity for access to healthcare resources covered by the universal health security system due to poor economic status. …”
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Digital and Economic Determinants of Healthcare in the Crisis-Affected Population in Afghanistan: Access to Mobile Phone and Socioeconomic Barriers by Jin-Won Noh, Yu-Mi Im, Kyoung-Beom Kim, Min Hee Kim, Young Dae Kwon, Jiho Cha

“…Despite recent progress in Afghanistan’s health system from the support of international donors and NGOs, protracted conflicts combined with a series of natural disasters have continued to present substantial health risks. Extreme poverty has still aggravated social determinants of health and financial barriers to healthcare. …”
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Assessing Nutritional Status and Frailty among Poor Elderly Individuals in Requena del Tapiche, Peru by María Teresa Murillo-Llorente, Blanca Lafuente-Sarabia, Jennifer Samper de la Paz, Merita Flores-Púa, Manuel Tejeda-Adell, María Ester Legidos-García, Marcelino Perez-Bermejo

“…Our objective was to identify the health needs of elderly people living in extreme poverty in Requena (Peru) by means of a geriatric assessment of the nutritional and functional spheres to design, in the future, a cooperation project appropriate to the needs detected. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…Currently the Semiarid concentrates the largest share of Brazilian rural population living in poverty and extreme poverty conditions. Although this picture is still partially true, it does not take into account a “new” scenario that is emerging in this region fostered by public and private investments in infrastructure, industries, mines and agriculture, and by social policies as well. …”
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Measurement and determinants of financial protection in health in Afghanistan by Ilker Dastan, Asiyeh Abbasi, Chokri Arfa, Mir Najmuddin Hashimi, Said Mohammad Karim Alawi

“…Results Results revealed that 32% of the population in Afghanistan incurred catastrophic health expenditure (as 10% of total consumption) and when healthcare payments are netted out of household consumption, the Afghan population live in extreme poverty ($1.9 in 2011 PPP), increased from 29 to 36%. …”
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Intermittent explosive disorder amongst women in conflict affected Timor-Leste: associations with human rights trauma, ongoing violence, poverty, and injustice. by Susan Rees, Derrick Silove, Teresa Verdial, Natalino Tam, Elisa Savio, Zulmira Fonseca, Rosamund Thorpe, Belinda Liddell, Anthony Zwi, Kuowei Tay, Robert Brooks, Zachary Steel

“…Multivariable associations with Intermittent Explosive Disorder, controlling for the presence of PTSD, psychological distress and other predictors in the model, included the sense of being sick (OR 1.73; 95% CI 1.08-2.77); victimization as a result of helping the resistance movement (OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.48-3.68); war-related trauma specific to being a woman (OR 1.95, 95%, CI 1.09-3.50); ongoing family violence and community conflict (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.27-2.77); extreme poverty (OR 1.23, 95%, CI 1.08-1.39); and distressing preoccupations with injustice (relating to 2/3 historical periods, OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.35-3.28). …”
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Representaciones sociales del sistema Chile solidario “Una mirada desde las familias beneficiarias de la comuna de Punta Arenas” by Jessica Soto P.

“…ABSTRACTThis research is the system context of Chile Solidario, designed and implemented by the Government of Chile since 2002 and whose main purpose to overcome extreme poverty in our country. From this point of view, this study intends to investigate in Social Representations have families who are tapped for the Chile Solidario System, in particular, and the meaning they give to the system itself, delving into the perceptions, opinions and information to families regarding the handling system. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Canine Sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1998–2018) and Its Correlation with Socioeconomic Conditions by Anna Barreto Fernandes Figueiredo, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães, Wagner de Souza Tassinari, Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião, Luisa Helena Monteiro de Miranda, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Sandro Antonio Pereira

“…Areas with a high concentration of canine sporotrichosis cases coincided with regions that possessed a low proportion of households without paving, suggesting that the disease is not necessarily linked to extreme poverty. The mapping of areas with a greater density of cases is fundamental to formulate targeted and strategic plans in order to implement effective public health prevention and control measures.…”
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Household-wide ivermectin treatment for head lice in an impoverished community: randomized observer-blinded controlled trial by Daniel Pilger, Jorg Heukelbach, Adak Khakban, Fabiola Araujo Oliveira, Gernot Fengler, Hermann Feldmeier

“…After treatment with ivermectin, the estimated number of annual episodes of head lice infestation was reduced from 19 to 14 in girls and from 15 to 5 in boys. Female sex and extreme poverty were independent risk factors associated with a shortened disease-free period. …”
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Depressed and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Mothers’ Progression Into a Randomized Controlled Mobile Mental Health and Parenting Intervention: A Descriptive Examination Prior to... by Kathleen M. Baggett, Betsy Davis, Elizabeth A. Mosley, Katy Miller, Craig Leve, Edward G. Feil

“…The sample consisted primarily of Black mothers experiencing extreme poverty who self-referred to the study in a large southern city, which is one of the most income disparate in the United States. …”
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Self-esteem, Optimism and Resilience in Children Living in Poverty by Norma Ivonne González Arratia López Fuentes

“…Moreover, there is empirical evidence  pointing out a positive association between self-esteem, optimism and resilience among adults living in extreme poverty. However, there is a lack of evidence of this association among children. …”
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Diet and nutritional status among hospitalised children in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia by Vilde K. Hjellbakk, Hailu Hailemariam, Fikadu Reta, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen

“…Conclusion This study revealed that hospitalised children in this setting had poor dietary diversity and nutritional status, a high degree of morbidity, and extreme poverty. There is thus a need to focus on nutrition patterns in clinical settings.…”
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Determinants of Poverty in Mexico: A Quantile Regression Analysis by Jorge Garza-Rodriguez, Gustavo A. Ayala-Diaz, Gerardo G. Coronado-Saucedo, Eugenio G. Garza-Garza, Oscar Ovando-Martinez

“…The results obtained in the quantile regressions indicate that there are significant differences with the results of the simple ordinary least squares model, especially for households in extreme poverty but also for the other income categories analyzed for several of the explanatory variables used in the models. …”
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Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa by Giordani RCF, Giolo SR, Muhl C, Estavela AJ, Mabuie Gove JI

“…As the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health represents a challenge to clinical psychiatry, and information on mental health in African countries is still scarce, our findings may assist in the planning of public mental health policies, aimed mainly at specific segments of the population, such as women and people in extreme poverty.Keywords: mental health, fear scale, infection, pandemic, psychometrics…”
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Determinants of maternity waiting home utilization in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. by Zelalem Tenaw, Rekiku Fikre, Hirut Gemeda, Ayalew Astatkie

“…Utilization of maternity waiting home in Sidama Zone was 67.25% (95% CI: 63.79-70.53).Maternity waiting home utilization was positively associated with protestant religion (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI: 1.00-2.82) and having a spouse who can read and write (AOR = 2.0; 95%CI: 1.11-3.66) while it was negatively associated with maternal age of 31-40 (AOR = 0.4; 95%CI: 0.28-0.64) relative to the age group of 20-30, daily laborer occupation of mothers (AOR = 0.2; 95%CI: 0.06-0.76), monthly income under the poverty level (825-1320EBR) (AOR = 0.6; 95%CI: 0.36-0.92) relative with extreme poverty line (<825 EBR), lack of knowledge about maternity waiting home (AOR = 0.009; 95%CI: 0.002-0.03).…”
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Determinants of maternity waiting home utilization in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study by Zelalem Tenaw, Rekiku Fikre, Hirut Gemeda, Ayalew Astatkie

“…Utilization of maternity waiting home in Sidama Zone was 67.25% (95% CI: 63.79–70.53).Maternity waiting home utilization was positively associated with protestant religion (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI: 1.00–2.82) and having a spouse who can read and write (AOR = 2.0; 95%CI: 1.11–3.66) while it was negatively associated with maternal age of 31–40 (AOR = 0.4; 95%CI: 0.28–0.64) relative to the age group of 20–30, daily laborer occupation of mothers (AOR = 0.2; 95%CI: 0.06–0.76), monthly income under the poverty level (825-1320EBR) (AOR = 0.6; 95%CI: 0.36–0.92) relative with extreme poverty line (<825 EBR), lack of knowledge about maternity waiting home (AOR = 0.009; 95%CI: 0.002–0.03). …”
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