Browsing by Subject "Overcrowding"

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    • 1324 prison suicides in 10 countries in South America: incidence, relative risks, and ecological factors 
      Domenico Fritz, Francesco; Fazel, Seena; Benavides Salcedo, Andrés; Henry, Paulette; Rivera Arroyo, Guillermo; Torales, Julio; Trujillo Orrego, Natalia; Vásquez, Freddy; Mundt, Adrián P. (Springer, 2020)
      Purpose Although suicide rates of prison populations and incidence factors have been reported for high-income countries, data from low- and middle-income regions are lacking. The purpose of the study was to estimate suicide ...
    • COVID-19 y ciudad: hacia un modelo integrado de vivienda, microbiología, ambiente y urbanismo 
      Encinas, Felipe; Soto Liebe, Katia Leandra; Aguirre Núñez, Carlos; González, Bernardo; Bustamante, Waldo; Schueftan, Alejandra; Ugalde, Juan; Blondel, Carlos; Truffello, Ricardo; Araya, Paz; Freed, Carmen (Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain, 2021)
      As of May 2020, the global health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus moves its epicentre to Latin America, with cities showing high rates of poverty, segregation, and overcrowding. Current advances in microbiology make ...
    • Is home overcrowding a significant factor in children's academic performance? Evidence from Latin America 
      Contreras Guajardo, Dante; Delgadillo, José; Riveros, Gabriela (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
      This study seeks to determine whether overcrowding has a significant effect on students’ academic performance, controlling for variables associated with poverty and low socioeconomic status. It uses data from the international ...