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Measurement and Decomposition of Socioeconomic Inequality in Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the RaNCD Cohort Study in the West of Iran [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2023
Objectives Socioeconomic inequality in metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains poorly understood in Iran. The present study examined the extent of the socioeconomic inequalities in MetS and quantified the contribution of its determinants to explain the ...
Moslem Soofi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study

open access: yesThe Lancet Public Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Low socioeconomic position is consistently associated with increased risk of premature death. The aim of this study is to measure the aggregate scale of inequality in premature mortality for the whole population of England. Methods:
Dan Lewer, MSc   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding determinants of socioeconomic inequality in mental health in Iran's capital, Tehran: a concentration index decomposition approach

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2012
Background Mental health is of special importance regarding socioeconomic inequalities in health. On the one hand, mental health status mediates the relationship between economic inequality and health; on the other hand, mental health as an "end state ...
Morasae Esmaeil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequality in stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Ethiopia bears a high stunting burden. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities of stunting in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was aimed to determine the degree of socioeconomic inequality in stunting and decompose ...
Shimels Hussien Mohammed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Challenges in Education: Inequality, Risk, and Rational Investment Decisions [PDF]

open access: yesSocioEconomic Challenges
The persistence of socioeconomic challenges related to inequality and unequal access to education highlights the need for a deeper theoretical understanding of how households make educational investment decisions under unequal conditions.
Achintya Ray
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequality in depression and anxiety and its determinants in Iranian older adults

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Older adults with lower socioeconomic status are more vulnerable to stressful life events and at increased risk of common mental health disorders like anxiety and depression.
Zahra Azizabadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequality in organized and opportunistic screening for gastric cancer: results from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey 2009–2022

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic inequality in gastric cancer (GC) screening in Korea. Socioeconomic inequality was assessed using both organized and opportunistic screening according to income and educational level.MethodsGC ...
Xuan Quy Luu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequalities in survival in neonates

open access: yesBMJ, 2009
Access to good intensive care blunts the effects of deprivation In the linked prospective cohort study (doi:10.1136/bmj.b4702), Smith and colleagues assessed socioeconomic inequalities in survival and neonatal care provision among very preterm infants.1 A cohort of 7449 infants born during a 10 year period (1998-2007) at between 22+0 and 32+6 weeks ...
Gray, R, McCormick, M
openaire   +1 more source

Socioeconomic patterning of childhood overweight status in Europe. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
There is growing evidence of social disparities in overweight among European children. This paper examines whether there is an association between socioeconomic inequality and prevalence of child overweight in European countries, and if socioeconomic ...
Cécile Knai   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in blood pressure and blood glucose testing: evidence from four districts in Kerala, India

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constitute a significant danger to the nation’s public health system, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as the financial burden they inflict.
Santosh Kumar Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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