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Understanding health inequalities in Wales using the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundThroughout Wales and the world, health inequality remains a problem that is interconnected with a wider and complex social, economic and environmental dynamic.
James Allen, Andrew Cotter-Roberts, Oliver Darlington, Mariana Dyakova, Rebecca Masters, Luke Munford   +5 more
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What explains gender inequality in HIV infection among high-risk people? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition [PDF]

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Despite clear evidence on role of gender in vulnerability and exposure to HIV infection, information on gender-related inequalities in HIV and related factors are rarely documented. The aim of this study was to measure gender inequality in HIV
Mansour Sajadipour, Satar Rezaei, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Mohammadreza Ghaumzadeh, Mohamadreza Salmani nadushan, Mohammad Gholami, Yahya Salimi, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari   +7 more
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Rural-urban disparities in postpartum contraceptive use among women in Nigeria: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Unintended pregnancies are a global public health concern that could be prevented with appropriate access to contraceptive methods. Evidence from research has indicated that avoidance of closely space birth/pregnancy within the first year of ...
Obinna Princewill Anyatonwu, Miguel San Sebastián   +1 more
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Socioeconomic inequality in different phenotypes of childhood obesity and its determinants in Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Childhood obesity has become a significant public health issue worldwide. Socioeconomic status is among its key determinants. This study examined the socioeconomic inequality in different phenotypes of childhood obesity at the national level ...
Zohreh Mahmoodi, Paramjit Gill, Mostafa Qorbani, Nami Mohammadian Khonsari, Ali Sheidaei, Ramin Heshmat, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Roya Kelishadi   +7 more
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Latent Cardiometabolic Phenotypes and Their Sociodemographic Correlates Among US Adults: A Cross-Sectional Latent Class Analysis Using NHANES (2011-2018) Data. [PDF]

Diabetes Metab Res Rev
ABSTRACT Aim The study aims to identify distinct cardiometabolic phenotypes based on multiple metabolic risk indicators, assess their associations with sociodemographic characteristics, and evaluate income‐related differences through cardiometabolic risk using decomposition methods to quantify the contribution of observed factors to these disparities ...
Unnikrishnan G, Singh A, Harijith KR.
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Examining the decline in modern contraception usage among married women in Bangladesh: Applying Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
ObjectivesControlling population expansion and reducing unintended pregnancies through the use of modern contraceptives is a cost-effective strategy. In recent years, the rate of modern contraceptive use in Bangladesh has been declining.
Samia Kabir, Muhammad Tareq, Md Ismail Hossain   +2 more
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Drivers of trimester disparities in asymptomatic malaria during pregnancy in Kintampo South District: evidence from an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition Analysis [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Asymptomatic malaria in pregnancy (AMiP) remains a major public health challenge with important maternal and neonatal consequences. Despite ongoing malaria control efforts, little is known about trimester-specific disparities in AMiP and the ...
Dennis Bardoe, Daniel Hayford, Robert Bagngmen Bio, George Ahiaka, Latifatu Alhassan Abubakar, Simon Nyarko   +5 more
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Decomposition of racial and ethnic disparities in sleep health among US adults, NHANES from 2005–2008 and 2015–2018 [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Some studies have shown racial and ethnic disparities in sleep debt, trouble sleeping, and daytime sleepiness, as well as the association between social demographics and sleep behaviors, such as educational level, ethnic origin, and marital ...
Xiangqi Yuan, Lishan Cai, Huan Huang, Zhaojun Chen, Yang Zhang, Yiqiang Zhan, Tao Zhou   +6 more
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Educational inequalities and residence-based decomposition in smoking behavior [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Understanding education-related smoking inequalities and their contributors is crucial for identifying the social determinants of health and designing targeted interventions to reduce disparities.
Hakan Degerli
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Functional disability and urban-rural differences in depressive symptoms among older adults in China [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Functional disability, including basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), is associated with depressive symptoms in older adults.
Hang Zhao, Jinglu Peng, Tianshi Xu, Hao Shen   +3 more
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