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NIH-National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities-Strategic Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities [PDF]
, 2002 Despite improvements in the overall health of the American people, ethnic and racial minorities and other underserved populations suffer from significant disparities in the burden of illness and premature death.
National Center on, Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Disparities in Adolescent Health and Health Care: Does Socioeconomic Status Matter? [PDF]
Health Services Research, 2003 Data Collection/Extraction Methods. National household survey.Data Sources/Study Setting. We analyzed data on 12,434 adolescents (10 through 18 years old) included in the 1999 and 2000 editions of the National Health Interview Survey.Study Design. We assessed the presence of income gradients using four income groups.
Paul W, Newacheck +4 more
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Health Literacy and Income Mediate Racial/Ethnic Asthma Disparities
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2019 Background: Health literacy and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with both race/ethnicity and asthma outcomes. The extent to which health literacy and SES mediate racial/ethnic asthma disparities is less clear. Objective: To determine if health
Ryan G. Seibert +5 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Heart failure (HF) is a significant clinical problem and an important public health issue due to the morbidity and mortality that it causes, especially in a population that is aging and affected by social stressors such as armed conflict.
Pablo Chaparro-Narváez +4 more
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Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 2017 This purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with older Korean adults’ disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health, with a focus on their socioeconomic status and family support.
Insook Lee, Young Ko
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The role of data in health care disparities in medicaid managed care [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The Affordable Care Act includes provisions to standardize the collection of data on health care quality that can be used to measure disparities.
Guthrie, Bruce +2 more
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Race/skin color and educational inequalities in toothache and access to dental care among adults in Brazil: National Oral Health Survey2023 [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EpidemiologiaObjective: To assess the association between race/skin color and educational level with toothache and access to dental care among adults aged 35–44 years in Brazil.
Jonatan da Rosa Pereira da Silva +5 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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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background In the United States, disparities in health literacy parallel disparities in health outcomes. Our research contributes to how diverse indicators of social inequalities (i.e., objective social class, relational social class, and social ...
R. V. Rikard +3 more
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Factors associated with food insecurity among pregnant women assisted by Universal Health Care in Lavras - Minas Gerais State [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2022 Objectives: to investigate sociodemographic and economic factors associated with food insecurity among pregnant women assisted by the universal healthcare network of Lavras, Minas Gerais.
Renata Oliveira Messina Costa +7 more
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