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Desigualdade de raça/cor e estado nutricional de crianças beneficiárias do Programa Bolsa Família no Maranhão e no Brasil

Demetra (Rio J.); 16 (1), 2021
Introdução: Segmentos populacionais não-brancos sofrem reconhecida desvantagem socioeconômica, além do componente da desigualdade racial que intensifica a vulnerabilidade desses grupos. Objetivo: Analisar o estado nutricional de acordo com raça/cor e região geográfica entre crianças ...

Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT Objective. To appraise the presence and magnitude of inter- and intra-country health inequalities related to HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) among young females. Methods. We analyzed household surveys in twenty LAC countries, that included data from female adolescents and young wo...

Racial inequality in perinatal outcomes in two Brazilian birth cohorts

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (1), 2021
This study aimed to estimate and compare racial inequality in low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in two Brazilian birth cohorts. This was a cross-sectional study nested within two birth cohorts in Ribeirão Preto (RP) and São Luís (SL), whose mothers...

Suicidio en adolescentes y jóvenes en Chile: riesgos relativos, tendencias y desigualdades

RESUMEN Objetivo. Describir cuantitativamente el riesgo relativo, la tendencia y la desigualdad geográfica del suicidio en adolescentes y jóvenes entre las regiones de Chile, en el periodo 2000 al 2017. Método. Estudio ecológico poblacional a partir de los registros de defunciones por suicidio. Se ...

Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT Objective. To appraise the presence and magnitude of inter- and intra-country health inequalities related to HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) among young females. Methods. We analyzed household surveys in twenty LAC countries, that included data from female adolescents and young wo...

HIV among men who have sex with men in the Caribbean: reaching the left behind

ABSTRACT Objectives. To present the epidemiology, social and cultural factors driving the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Caribbean region and to highlight the regional and national responses, and what remains to be addressed to close the gaps in order to ending AIDS by 2030. ...

Leaving no one behind: a methodology for setting health inequality reduction targets for Sustainable Development Goal 3

ABSTRACT Objectives. To present a methodology for the simultaneous setting of quantitative targets that reflect both an improvement in the national average of an indicator for Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), as well as a reduction in its geographic inequality. Methods. A five-step algorithm was ...

Inequidad por la condición étnico-racial en el aseguramiento de salud en Colombia: un estudio de corte transversal

RESUMEN Objetivo. Caracterizar la relación entre la inequidad por la condición étnico-racial y el tipo de aseguramiento de salud en Colombia. Métodos. Estudio de corte transversal basado en datos de la Encuesta de Calidad de Vida 2019. Se analizó el tipo de aseguramiento de salud (contributivo, su...

Shifting patterns of disparities in unintentional injury mortality rates in the United States, 1999-2016

ABSTRACT Objectives. To analyze changes in racial/ethnic disparities for unintentional injury mortality from 1999-2016. Methods. Mortality data are from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for all unintentional injuries, analyzed separately by injury cause (motor vehicle accidents [MVA], p...