In Banswara, village health workers blame rampant malnutrition on the prevalence of child marriages.
Research from 2012 found that "rape is undoubtedly one of the rampant crimes in Ethiopia", and linked its prevalence to male chauvinist culture, legal loopholes, the inefficiency of different agencies in the criminal justice system, and "a deep-seated culture of silence".
The global increase in prevalence of the metabolic syndrome which is rampant in both industrialized and developing countries is also associated with an increase in obesity [ 4].
The model shows that with low rates of case detection, the resulting high prevalence of drug-susceptible TB can prevent the rampant spread of MDR-TB, depending on its immunogenicity.
Though the pathogen itself isn't highly contagious, low levels of awareness, widespread skepticism of the prevalence of the disease, and inadequate medical infrastructure have allowed Ebola to run rampant through the city.
Alongside with the rising prevalence of childhood obesity in Western countries, the same phenomenon is also running rampant in our region.
The prevalence of the celebrity culture, incredibility intrusive advertising, and, of course, internet shopping make it hard to avoid the rampant materialism of the internet.
"Obesity has become so rampant that there is no group in the population left unaffected," said Dr. Kelly D. Brownell, a professor of psychology and epidemiology at Yale. "The prevalence of obesity is rising in everybody".
