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Persistent Social Inequality in Adolescent Health Indicators 1991–2022: Trend Study From Denmark

International Journal of Public Health
ObjectivesTo examine trends in socioeconomic inequality in adolescent health over three decades, across fifteen health indicators: overweight, underweight, headache, stomachache, backpain, emotional symptoms, difficulties falling asleep, loneliness, low ...
Bjørn E. Holstein, Mogens Trab Damsgaard, Trine Pagh Pedersen, Mette Rasmussen, Julie Ellegaard Ibáñez Román, Mette Toftager, Katrine Rich Madsen   +6 more
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Association between socioeconomic factors and cancer risk: a population cohort study in Scotland (1991-2006) [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Lung and upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancer risk are associated with low socioeconomic circumstances and routinely measured using area socioeconomic indices.
Raab, Gillian M., Alex D McMahon, Conway David I., Katharine H Sharpe, Raab Gillian M., Conway, David I., David I Conway, David H Brewster, Brewster, David H., Sharpe, Katharine H., McMahon Alex D., Sharpe Katharine H., McMahon, Alex D., Gillian M Raab, Brewster David H.   +14 more
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Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use by men living in South African urban informal settlements

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The prevalence of alcohol consumption among males living in urban settlements in South Africa is high. This paper aims to measure socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use among men residing in informal settlements and also to examine the ...
Nozuko Lawana, Frederik Booysen
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Socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV/AIDS over time in Ethiopia: A population-based study.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Socioeconomic inequality in comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS can hinder progress towards ending the epidemic threat of this disease. To address the knowledge gap, it is essential to investigate inequality in HIV/AIDS services.
Aklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks, Fentie Ambaw, Resham B Khatri, Yibeltal Assefa   +4 more
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The contribution of dietary and non-dietary factors to socioeconomic inequality in childhood anemia in Ethiopia: a regression-based decomposition analysis

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective There is a scarcity of evidence on socioeconomic inequalities of childhood anemia in Ethiopia. We determined the magnitude of socioeconomic inequality in anemia and the contribution of dietary and non-dietary factors to the observed inequality,
Shimels Hussien Mohammed, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Fatima Muhammad, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh   +3 more
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The Temporal and Spatial Changes of Health Inequality in Rural China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
This article estimates the temporal and spatial changes of health inequality in rural China from 2010 to 2018. Based on a panel database of 29,616 rural residents, the Health Utility Index (HUI) and a spatial econometric model are used for analysis.
Jinqi Jiang, Wanzhen Huang, Yunru Liu, Zhenhua Wang   +3 more
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The Impact of Education Policies on Socioeconomic Inequality in Student Achievement: A Review of Comparative Studies

, 2019
This chapter reviews international comparative studies on the determinants of socioeconomic inequality in student performance. We were interested in studies of explanatory variables that are amenable to educational policy interventions.
Victoria Rolfe, Rosen, Monica, Gustafsson, Jan-Eric,, Strietholt, Rolf, Rolfe, Victoria, Hogrebe, Nina, Hansen, Kajsa Yang, Gustafsson, Jan-Eric, Monica Rosén, Steinmann, Isa, Kajsa Yang Hansen, Rosén, Monica,, Isa Steinmann, Rolfe, Victoria,, Yang Hansen, Kajsa,, Rolf Strietholt, Jan-Eric Gustafsson, Strietholt, Rolf,, Nina Hogrebe   +18 more
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Socioeconomic inequality and determinants of postnatal home visits made by public health midwives: An analysis of the Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2019
IntroductionThe impact of socioeconomic inequalities on health outcomes and service delivery is increasingly researched globally. This study assessed the overall and sector-wise socioeconomic inequality in postnatal home visits made by Public Health ...
Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Ananda Rajitha Wickremasinghe   +2 more
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Malnutrition and the disproportional burden on the poor: the case of Ghana

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2007
Background Malnutrition is a major public health and development concern in the developing world and in poor communities within these regions. Understanding the nature and determinants of socioeconomic inequality in malnutrition is essential in ...
Vega Jeanette, Jehu-Appiah Caroline, Hosseinpoor Ahmad, Van de Poel Ellen, Speybroeck Niko   +4 more
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan, Litao Wang, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Lizhe An, Thomas Efferth, Yujie Fu   +5 more
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