Sökning: "wealth quintile"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden wealth quintile.
1. Health for community dwelling older people : trends, inequalities, needs and care in rural Vietnam
Sammanfattning : Background InVietnam, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has increased rapidly in recent decades. The majority live in rural areas where socioeconomic status is more disadvantaged than in urban areas.Vietnam’s economic status is improving but disparities in income and living conditions are widening between groups and regions. LÄS MER
2. Socioeconomic differences in a rural district in Vietnam : effects on health and use of health services
Sammanfattning : Background: Differences in health status and health care utilization between socioeconomic groups are evident in low-income and high-income countries. The situation in rural Vietnam is not well known. LÄS MER
3. Social determinants of health care use for Ugandan children : does social capital matter?
Sammanfattning : Background: Social determinants of health care use individually and synergistically contribute to substantial disparities that exist among children. Whilst many of the determinants that influence children’s effective health care use are well defined, social capital as a potential enabling factor is less well evidenced, particularly in low income countries. LÄS MER
4. Socioeconomic status and myocardial infarction : influence on secondary prevention and prognosis
Sammanfattning : Background and Aims: In the wealth of research undertaken on myocardial infarctions (MIs), secondary prevention is less well studied. Incidence and death from MI have declined substantially in the past decades due to the identification of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, methods to assess risk in the general population, development of efficient therapies that modify risk factor levels, and the introduction of revascularization therapies used in the acute phase of a MI. LÄS MER