Inequalities in child health.

Inequalities in child health.

Reducing global inequalities in child health.

Since 1950, global poverty and child mortality rates have declined more rapidly than during any other period in history. Progress has been uneven, however, so that inequalities have widened; since the 1970s, an increasing number of countries have experienced periods of prolonged economic decline. Eighty countries now have per capita incomes lower than in 1990. Partly in consequence, indicators ...

Socioeconomic inequalities and child mental health.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between sociodemographic determinants and the development of social competence and behavior problems in children. METHODS Cross-sectional study performed with 479 school children aged between six and 13 years, enrolled in the first grade of public elementary schools of the city of São Gonçalo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2005. Socioeconomic variables, family s...

Examining changes in maternal and child health inequalities in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has made considerable progress in maternal, newborn, and child health in terms of health outcomes and health services coverage. This study examined how different groups have fared in the process. It also looked at possible factors behind the inequalities. METHODS The study examined 11 maternal and child health outcomes and services: stunting, underweight, wasting, neonatal...

Social capital : a key factor in child health inequalities

Accepted 1 September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lthough there is some research to suggest that we would all be happier and healthier if we lived in a society with narrower income differentials, 2 the obvious solution to this problem—redistributive fiscal policy—is still resisted by many Western governments. In these circumstances health policy tends to focus on ways of...