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Sensitivity Analysis for Causal Decomposition Analysis: Assessing Robustness Toward Omitted Variable Bias [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 A key objective of decomposition analysis is to identify a factor (the 'mediator') contributing to disparities in an outcome between social groups. In decomposition analysis, a scholarly interest often centers on estimating how much the disparity (e.g., health disparities between Black women and White men) would be reduced/remain if we set the mediator
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Bayesian Estimation of Population-Level Trends in Measures of Health Status [PDF]
Statistical Science 2014, Vol. 29, No. 1, 18-25, 2014 Improving health worldwide will require rigorous quantification of population-level trends in health status. However, global-level surveys are not available, forcing researchers to rely on fragmentary country-specific data of varying quality. We present a Bayesian model that systematically combines disparate data to make country-, region- and global ...
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Gastro Hep Advances, 2023 Liver disease and liver cancer disparities in the United States are reflective of complex multiple determinants of health. This review describes the disproportionate burden of liver disease and liver cancer among racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender ...
Olga M. Herren +3 more
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Evolution of access to prenatal care in Pernambuco: maternal schooling as a marker of health inequities [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno InfantilObjectives: to analyze the evolution and inequalities in prenatal care consultations in Pernambuco, according to maternal education level. Methods: this is an ecological study of pregnant women who attended seven or more prenatal consultations and ...
Daniella Oliveira Albuquerque Lins +2 more
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Disparities in child health in the Arab region during the 1990s
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2008 Background While Arab countries showed an impressive decline in child mortality rates during the past few decades, gaps in mortality by gender and socioeconomic status persisted.
Meyerson-Knox Sonya +3 more
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Unequally distributed psychological assets: are there social disparities in optimism, life satisfaction, and positive affect? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Socioeconomic status is associated with health disparities, but underlying psychosocial mechanisms have not been fully identified. Dispositional optimism may be a psychosocial process linking socioeconomic status with health.
Julia K Boehm +4 more
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Health Disparities: A Perspective on Internal Migration and Health Behavior in Sudan
Annals of Global Health, 2020 Background: Natural hazards, poor socio-economic conditions, low literacy levels, and long-standing conflicts affect traditional gold miners in Sudan and contribute to multiple health vulnerabilities.
Mahmoud Ali Fadlallah +2 more
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Health Equity, 2019 Purpose: There is growing concern that value-based payment for health care may disadvantage health care organizations that serve populations with social risk.
Judy H. Ng
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Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2022 Objective: To perform the cross-cultural adaptation of Intersectional Discrimination Index (InDI) into Brazilian Portuguese. InDI assesses the health impacts of intersectional experiences with anticipated (InDI-A), day-to-day (InDI-D), and major (InDI-M)
Natália Peixoto Pereira +2 more
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BCHS 2524- Overview of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the US [PDF]
, 2006 Understanding health disparities involves a critical analysis of historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental conditions that have produced an inequitable health status for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.
Gilbert, Keon L, Thomas, Stephen B
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