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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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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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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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Disparities in health care utilization by smoking status in Canada
International Journal of Public Health, 2013 To examine the association between smoking status and the utilization of health care services in Canada.The study uses data from the 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey, which contains information on the number of visits to general practitioner (GP), specialists (SP) and the number of nights spent in a hospital.
Sunday, Azagba +2 more
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men
American Journal of Men's Health, 2008 Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care are receiving increasing national attention from the fields of public health and medicine. Efforts to reduce disparities should adopt a life-span approach and recognize the role of gender.
Dzung X. Vo MD, M. Jane Park MPH
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The Health Status of Southern Children: A Neglected Regional Disparity
Pediatrics, 2005 Purpose. Great variations exist in child health outcomes among states in the United States, with southern states consistently ranked among the lowest in the country. Investigation of the geographical distribution of children's health status and the regional factors contributing to these outcomes has been neglected.
Jeffrey, Goldhagen +7 more
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