Analysis of socioeconomic health inequalities using the concentration index

analysis of reading comprehension needs of the students of paramedical studies: the case of the students of health information management (him)

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Measuring health inequalities: Gini coefficient and concentration index.

A statistical procedure to create a neighborhood socioeconomic index for health inequalities analysis

INTRODUCTION In order to study social health inequalities, contextual (or ecologic) data may constitute an appropriate alternative to individual socioeconomic characteristics. Indices can be used to summarize the multiple dimensions of the neighborhood socioeconomic status. This work proposes a statistical procedure to create a neighborhood socioeconomic index. METHODS The study setting is co...

Socioeconomic inequalities in health among school-aged adolescents in Tehran

Background: Socioeconomic status has been found to have a significant impact on the health as well as risk behaviors of adolescents across different contexts. This study was conducted to assess the effect of social relations adjusted by social class on physical and psychological well-being of adolescences in Teheran, Iran.     Methods: This was a cross- sectional study and car...

Socioeconomic inequalities in health: a comparative analysis using the European Community Household Panel

This paper contributes to the literature on income-related inequalities in health across European Union Member States. The European Community Household Panel Users’ Database (ECHP-UDB) is used for this analysis. Two binary measures of health limitations are used for the full 8 waves in the ECHP-UDB. Concentration indices and mobility indices are derived for these indicators of severe limitation...