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Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2017

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ISBN 978-3-319-43688-3 (e-kniha)

ISBN 978-3-319-43686-9 (print)

Applied Demography Series, ISSN 2352-376X ; 8

This book demonstrates different statistical techniques for analyzing health-related data as well as providing new techniques for forecasting and/or projecting the incidence of diseases/disorders. It presents information on a variety of health related issues from the developed and developing world. Featuring cutting edge research from distinguished applied demographers and public health specialists, the book bridges the gap between theory and research. Each chapter provides methods and materials that can be used to conduct further research aimed at promoting public health issues. This book is intended for public health professionals, health policy makers, social epidemiologists, administrators, researchers, and students in the fields of applied demography and public health who are interested in exploring the potential of ground-breaking research or who want to further develop their existing research techniques..

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Contents // 1 Introduction ...1 - M. Nazrul Hoque, Beverly Pecette and Mary A. McGehee // Part I Mortality and Morbidity Trends in Developed Countries // 2 Are Americans Getting Sicker? An Analysis of Emerging Morbidity Trends ...13 - Richard K. Thomas // 3 Reproductive Health Policy Variability Among the States Over Time: Implications of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 for Health Researchers ...37 - Monica Gaughan and Georgia J. Michlig // 4 The Impact of Personality Change on Health Among a Diverse Sample of Older Americans: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study ...51 - Latrica E. Best // 5 Does Social Engagement Predict Frailty and Mortality in the Older Population? ...69 - Yumiko Kamiya and Rose Anne Kenny // 6 Predictors of Exceptional Longevity: Gender Differences in Effects of Early-Life and Midlife Conditions ...81 - Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova // 7 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Differences Using New Data from Birth and Death Certificates ...95 - Sally C. Curtin and Donna L. Hoyert // 8 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality, 1990-2004: Low Birth Weight, Maternal Complications and Other Causes ...115 - Ginny Garcia and Hyeyoung Woo // 9 Black-White Mortality Differentials at Old-Age: New Evidence from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study ...141 // Duygu Başaran Şahin and Frank W. Heiland // 10 Healthcare Utilization as a Source of Health Disparities Among U.S. Male Immigrants ...163 - Jen’nan Ghazal Read and E. Paige Borelli // 11 Activity Limitation Disparities by Sexual Minority Status, Gender, and Union Status ...183 - Russell Spiker, Corinne Reczek and Hui Liu // 12 The Relationship Between Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI and Preschool Obesity ...201 - Susan L. Averett and Erin K. Fletcher //

13 Prevalence and Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Illinois, 1996-2012 ...221 - Frida D. Fokum, Mohammed Shahidullah, Emile Jorgensen and Helen Binns // 14 A Demographic Analysis of Healthcare Satisfaction and Utilization Among Children from Same-Sex Households ...237 - Zelma Tuthill // Part II Mortality and Morbidity in Developing Countries // 15 Implications of Age Structural Transition and Longevity Improvement on Healthcare Spending in India ...251 - Preeti Dhillon and Laishram Ladusingh // 16 Impact of Scale-up of Maternal and Delivery Care on Reductions in Neonatal Mortality in USAID MCH Priority Countries, 2000-2010 ...269 - Rebecca Winter, Thomas Pullum, Lia Florey and Steve Hodgins // 17 HIV/AIDS: A Survey of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior in Post War Liberia ...307 - Komanduri S. Murty // 18 Effects of Childhood and Current Socioeconomic Status on Health of Older Adults in India, China, Ghana, Mexico, Russia and South Africa: An Analysis of WHO-SAGE Data ...329 - Y. Selvamani, P. Arokiasamy and Uttamacharya // 19 Effects of Selected Socio-Demographic Variables on Fertility Among Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh ...349 - Md. Obaidur Rahman, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Clyde McNeil and M. Korban Ali // 20 Behavioral or Biological: Taking a Closer Look at the Relationship Between HIV and Fertility ...361 - Ayesha Mahmud // 21 Global Patterns of Multimorbidity: A Comparison of 28 Countries Using the World Health Surveys ...381 - Sara Afshar, Paul J. Roderick, Paul Kowal, Borislav D. Dimitrov and Allan G. Hill // 22 Does Father’s Education Make a Difference on Child Mortality? Result from Benin DHS Data Using Conditional Logit Discrete-Time Model ...403 - Fortune Sossa, Mira Johri and Thomas LeGrand // Index ...417