Community-based distribution of contraceptives averages low, as it is not part of some programs. Over time the scores have improved modestly. Correlations imply that better access leads to more contraceptive use. Inequity of use across wealth groups is less where overall equity has improved. ...
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23 Additionally, although we adjusted for median household income, cost is likely to contribute to racial and ethnic inequities given this country’s wealth disparities and the inability of some groups to afford out-of-pocket costs.24 Interestingly, unlike with SGLT2 inhibitor use and other ...
Access to new innovations in clean technology often depends on wealth. As the clean energy transition continues to phase out fossil fuels, this leaves these communities at risk of being stranded on increasingly expensive and aging infrastructure.[34] Rebates and incentives only address upfront costs...
Bowen and colleagues, for example, argue that systemic racism is a fundamental cause of food insecurity, because structural racism contributes to racial disparities in income and wealth, and because it is linked to food insecurity independent of poverty and socioeconomic status [60]. Further, ...
"I think this study is further evidence that we need action to address the unequal distribution of wealth and privilege that leads to unequal living conditions and opportunities for wellbeing." Dr. Muller's research sits within a broader programme of research conducted at the centre. Earlier stud...
The model is run in the period 2020/10/01−2021/10/01, covering one year of vaccine allocation and distribution, prior to the emergence of the Omicron variant. We refer the reader to the Supplementary Information for details about the calibration process and an estimate of the impact of ...
Inequities in access to facility delivery have been decreasing since 2002, albeit at a slower rate than inequities in access to child healthcare (Assaf and Pullum, 2016). The absolute difference between facility delivery rates in the richest vs. poorest wealth quintiles was almost 50 percentage ...
Disparities in both health and healthcare need to be considered. The Gini coefficient (or Gini index) is used to measure inequality in income or wealth distribution of a population.4 If everyone had the same income, representing equality, the Gini coefficient would equal zero. If one person ...