China's North-South regional differences have been widening since the new century, with obvious differences in the roles of various growth factors. Using the decomposition framework of regional differences based on development accounting and China's provincial-level data from 1978-2022, this...

The main objective of this study is to analyze whether inequality in income distribution together with other determinants influences Risk of poor mental health and non-specific psychological distress, Prevalence of registered mental disorders, and Mortality in mental disorders, and how the...

Brazilian agriculture is characterized by the prevalence of small farms and regions with a high degree of rurality and dominance of the agricultural sector in the economy. These two characteristics affect the diversity of agricultural production in the country. Specifically, the article aims to...

In Cameroon, major inequalities exist in women's access to antenatal care (ANC), yet underlying circumstance drivers remain understudied. Using recently available Demographic and Health Survey data, we conducted multilevel model and spatial analyses to identify circumstance factors driving ANC...