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Educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity:Pró-Saúde Study

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2015
OBJECTIVE To estimate the degree of educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity in a population of non-faculty civil servants at university campi.METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we used data from 3,117 subjects of both genders ...
Ronaldo Fernandes Santos Alves   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequalities in childhood stunting: evidence from Sudan multiple indicator cluster surveys (2010–2014)

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background Leaving no one behind has been an important marker of the Sustainable Development Goals. Closing the gap in malnutrition between children of different backgrounds aligns well with the tenet of this international agenda.
Bashaw Wogderes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do wealth and inequality associate with health in a small-scale subsistence society?

open access: yeseLife, 2021
In high-income countries, one’s relative socio-economic position and economic inequality may affect health and well-being, arguably via psychosocial stress.
Adrian V Jaeggi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 240:Longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequality: welfare foundations and alternative measures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper elaborates the approach to the longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequalities first proposed in Allanson, Gerdtham and Petrie (2010).
Allanson, Paul; id_orcid
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Trends in Social Inequality in Overweight and Obesity Among Danish Infants, 2002-2022

open access: yesInternational Journal of Public Health
ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine trends in relative and absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity among Danish infants born between 2002 and 2022.MethodsThe study applied yearly cross-sectional data on infants’ weight and length at age 6–10 ...
Lis Marie Pommerencke   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequalities and changes in oral health behaviors among Brazilian adolescents from 2009 to 2012

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2015
OBJECTIVE To analyze oral health behaviors changes over time in Brazilian adolescents concerning maternal educational inequalities.METHODS Data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar(Brazilian National School Health Survey) were analyzed.
Maria do Carmo Matias Freire   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequality in smoking in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health Survey. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
OBJECTIVES: To assess the magnitude and pattern of socioeconomic inequality in current smoking in low and middle income countries. METHODS: We used data from the World Health Survey [WHS] in 48 low-income and middle-income countries to estimate the crude
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in income-related concentration and inequality in health in Japan: evidence from population-based National surveys from 2001 to 2022

open access: yesPopulation Health Metrics
Background Japan has experienced widening income disparity in recent years, raising concerns about income inequality in health. This study aims to investigate trends in income-related concentration and inequality in key health outcomes between 2001 and ...
Takashi Oshio, Ruru Ping, Ayako Honda
doaj   +1 more source

Educational disparities in hypertension, diabetes, obesity and smoking in Brazil: a trend analysis of 578 977 adults from a national survey, 2007–2018

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Our study aimed to assess social inequality trends for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking and obesity from 2007 to 2018 in adults from Brazilian capitals.Setting Data from the Surveillance of Risk and Protection Factors for Chronic ...
Catarina Machado Azeredo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social inequality in dental caries and changes over time among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australian children

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: This paper describes and compares magnitudes of socioeconomic (SES) inequalities in oral health among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous children over a 10‐year period. Methods: We analysed annual oral health survey data from NSW, NT and SA.
Diep Hong Ha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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