Mallinson, Poppy Alice Carson Lieber, Judith Bhogadi, Santhi Kinra, Sanjay
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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Background South Asians are at an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease, but the reasons for this are unclear. Poor socio-economic conditions in childhood are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in many high-income countries and may be particularly relevant to South Asia, where socio-economic deprivation is more...
Mostafavi, Farideh Piroozi, Bakhtiar Mosquera, Paola Majdzadeh, Reza Moradi, Ghobad
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundDespite the goal of horizontal equity in Iran, little is known about it. This study aimed i) to assess socioeconomic inequality and horizontal inequity in the healthcare utilization; and ii) to explore the contribution of need and non-need variables to the observed inequalities.MethodsThis study used national cross sectional dataset from ...
Dixon, J. Garrity, D. P. Boffa, J. Williams, T. O. Amede, T. Auricht, C. Lott, R. Mburathi, G.
Knowledge of Africa’s complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security. This book systematically and comprehensively describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Afri...
Inoue, Yosuke Howard, Annie Green Thompson, Amanda L Gordon-Larsen, Penny
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Little attention has been paid to how the association between urbanisation and abdominal adiposity changes over the course of economic development in low-income and middle-income countries. Data came from the China Health and Nutrition Survey waves 1993-2011 (seven waves). A mixed linear model was used to investigate the association between communi...
Khan, Anam M Urquia, Marcelo Kornas, Kathy Henry, David Cheng, Stephanie Y Bornbaum, Catherine Rosella, Laura C
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
This study illustrated the presence of income disparities as it pertains to all-cause, premature, and avoidable mortality, irrespective of immigration status. Additionally, the immigrant health advantage was observed and income disparities were less pronounced in immigrants compared with long-term residents. These findings support the need to exami...
Nour, Sabrina Labonté, Ronald Bancej, Christina
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Despite a clear impact on the Canadian economy, little is known about the subsequent health impacts of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) in this country. This study fills this gap in knowledge by conducting a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Data from 7 cycles (2007-2013) of the CCHS were combin...
O'Lenick, Cassandra R Winquist, Andrea Mulholland, James A Friberg, Mariel D Chang, Howard H Kramer, Michael R Darrow, Lyndsey A Sarnat, Stefanie Ebelt
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
A broad literature base provides evidence of association between air pollution and paediatric asthma. Socioeconomic status (SES) may modify these associations; however, previous studies have found inconsistent evidence regarding the role of SES. Effect modification of air pollution-paediatric asthma morbidity by multiple indicators of neighbourhood...
Savitsky, B Manor, O Friedlander, Y Burger, A Lawrence, G Calderon-Margalit, R Siscovick, D S Enquobahrie, D A Williams, M A Hochner, H
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Both childhood and adulthood SEP contribute independently to CMR. The match-mismatch hypothesis may explain the elevated CMRs among participants experiencing social mobility. Identification of life-course SEP-related aspects that translate into social inequality in cardiovascular risk may facilitate efforts for improving health and for reducing dis...
Savitsky, B Manor, O Friedlander, Y Burger, A Lawrence, G Calderon-Margalit, R Siscovick, D S Enquobahrie, D A Williams, M A Hochner, H
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Published in
Journal of epidemiology and community health
Both childhood and adulthood SEP contribute independently to CMR. The match-mismatch hypothesis may explain the elevated CMRs among participants experiencing social mobility. Identification of life-course SEP-related aspects that translate into social inequality in cardiovascular risk may facilitate efforts for improving health and for reducing dis...
Goodman, William K Geiger, Ashley M Wolf, Jutta M
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
These findings support the idea that especially for the unemployed, leisure activities impose their mental health benefits through increasing individuals' perception of spending their time effectively. Social leisure activities that provide a sense of daily structure may thereby be a particularly promising low-cost intervention to improve mental he...
