The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare and the Deputy Ministry of Social Security provide a spectrum of social service programs and activities. However, utilization of the designated services is incapacitated by the existing gap between the potential clients and the social servic…
Following the approach developed by Mosley and Chen to integrate both proximate and background determinants of infant and child mortality into a single framework, the research presented in this dissertation uses a 1986 Demographic and Health Survey to investigate the mechanisms …
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for a sociomedical facility in Saudi Arabia to respond to the needs of the elderly who have been affected adversely by the sociopolitical and socioeconomic transformations taking place. The researcher visited twenty-seven centers …
To posit that Nigeria is a country in search of national identity since attainment of political independence would pass for a sound judgment. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism, in the last 20 years, has introduced a wide range of nuances that further compound the problem. This …
This study was concerned with examining how the economic changes brought about by the growth of Saudi Arabia's oil revenues and its large scale development programs have affected the social and economic status of women in Saudi Arabia. There were two purposes to the study. The f…
Industrialization, urbanization, increasing life expectancies and the stresses that these phenomena place on traditional extended family support systems have spurred the growth of pensions, other employee benefits, and social insurance in less developed countries (LDC's). This d…
This study examines the impact of time cost and socio-psychological factors on the changes in slope and intercepts of the traditional Travel Cost Recreation Demand Models. The value of human time for recreation, and consumer's surplus measures are also calculated. The technology…
This study lists and describes sixteen factors relevant to the subject of health manpower needs for Saudi Arabia. The analysis of the sixteen factors indicated that the physician-team and prevention approach to health care delivery is the most appropriate strategy for Saudi Arab…
Health care services utilization is influenced by the morbidity level among the population, their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and their attitudes and perceptions regarding health, disease and medicine. The objective of this study is to analyze the utilization …
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a history of the development of rehabilitation services in West Malaysia from 1957 to 1982 and to identify and describe the various factors that affected this development. In conducting this investigation, information was gathered…
Nigeria received its independence from Great Britain in 1960. In order to consolidate power among the multi-tribal systems of Nigeria, authority to make policy decision was concentrated at the federal level. The local level only implemented policy concerns of the national govern…
The exploration and exploitation of petroleum resource has created some of the largest fortunes and has helped to achieve some of the most impressive economic growth and development yet little or no attention has been directed to its impact on the producing areas particularly in…
This study seeks to determine the relevance of modern social choice theory for an Islamic society. Western social choice theory takes its analytical point of departure from the individual and the way he or she chooses. Social choice, it is believed, must somehow represent indivi…
The recently reported rise in drug abuse in the United States has led to a national perception of a drug crisis that requires immediate and far-reaching control efforts. Despite past experiences with drug control, the current drug crisis is occurring at a time of unprecedented a…
Inadequate government assistance to refugees, negative attitudes of host communities, lack of participation by refugees in community affairs, lack of access to better-paying jobs, and lack of English skills exacerbate dependence on public assistance by refugees. The purpose of t…