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Global determinants of cervical cancer outcomes: a health systems analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Oncol
Objective Significant global health disparities persist in cervical cancer, with over 85% of cases and deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In many settings, access to screening, vaccination and treatment is limited.
Go AE   +28 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The hydrogen-to-carbon mole perspective reveals cleanness and inequality of global and national fossil fuel transition. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun
Transition away from fossil fuels concerns both carbon and hydrogen as the main energy carriers in different hydrocarbons, but the current energy transition literature primarily emphasizes carbon, with limited attention to hydrogen embedded in fossil ...
Song G   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Can nighttime lights serve as a proxy for economic inequality at the local administrative unit scale? Evidence from Spain. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Economic inequality remains a pressing issue, with localized disparities becoming increasingly visible. Monitoring these subnational dynamics is often constrained by the availability of timely, reliable data.
Pérez-Sindín XS   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impact of adopting different socioeconomic indicators in older adults’ oral health research [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2021
: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of choosing different socioeconomic status indicators in research regarding older adults’ oral health. This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Orlando Luiz do Amaral Júnior   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review protocol of quantitative instruments of income inequality in studies of children and adolescents [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesHRB Open Research, 2022
Background: Income inequality is an important indicator of socioeconomic position which is a determinant of social, psychological, and physical health outcomes from childhood to adulthood.
Ali Khashan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Income inequality in Europe: Reality, perceptions, and hopes

open access: yesResearch in Globalization, 2023
Is actual income inequality accurately translated into people’s perceptions, and what are the genuine hopes of citizens? Our contribution offers insights into how the reality and two subjective dimensions of income inequality, namely perceptions, and ...
Alessandra Faggian   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Libraries in society: comparing international metrics of societal progress to library usage statistics

open access: yesInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2023
Introduction. Literacy is a major predictor of education, income, and health. Both historically and currently, libraries have been leaders in promoting literacy globally.
Margaret Sullivan
doaj   +3 more sources

The challenge of measuring poverty and inequality: a comparative analysis of the main indicators

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Government and Economics, 2018
This paper presents a review of the main available indicators to measure poverty and income inequality, examining their properties and suitability for different types of economic analyses, and providing real-world data to illustrate how they work ...
Juan Ignacio Martín-Legendre
doaj   +3 more sources

The Geography of Gender Inequality. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Reducing gender inequality is a major policy concern worldwide, and one of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, our understanding of the magnitude and spatial distribution of gender inequality results either from limited-scale case studies or from
Brendan Fisher, Robin Naidoo
doaj   +1 more source

How do mean division shares affect growth and development [PDF]

open access: yesPanoeconomicus, 2017
The Gini coefficient is widely used in academia to discuss how income inequality affects development and growth. However, different Lorenz curves may provide different development and growth outcomes while still leading to the same Gini coefficient. This
Shao Liang Frank
doaj   +1 more source

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