Background Relative deprivation (RD) has been advanced as a theory to explain the
relationship between income inequality and health in high-income countries. In this study …

Abstract Most Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are marginalized as refugees, poor, and
targets of discrimination. This study seeks to understand deprivation among these refugees …

The links between two commonly used measures of health—self-rated health (SRH) and self-
reported illness (SRI)–and socio-economic and contextual factors are poorly understood in …

Background Although the relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and physical and
mental health is well documented in developed countries, very few studies have analyzed …

Objectives Psychological distress is a problem strongly associated with socio-economic
conditions. This study aims to assess rates of psychological distress and 'poor'self-rated …

Background: Evidence suggests that higher multi-morbidity rates among people with low
socioeconomic status produces and maintains poverty. Our research explores the …

Introduction Some evidence from high-income countries suggests that self-rated health
(SRH) is not a consistent predictor of objective health across social groups, and that its use …

Objectives: This paper examines differentials in self-rated health (SRH) among older adults
(aged 60+ years) across three impoverished and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in post …

This study tested the hypothesis of relative deprivation (RD) to investigate how inequality is
associated with health and health related behaviors in a developing country context. Data …

Abstract Background The former soviet Republic of Armenia entered a turbulent and long-
lasting economic transition when it declared its independence in 1991. This analysis sought …