Magnitude and causes of routine immunization disruptions during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries

M Sharma, SK Singh, L Sharma… - Journal of family …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 is a threat to various routine healthcare services.
India's routine immunization (RI) campaign is one of largest ever known. In this review, we …

Contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives: prevalence and inequalities in 23 countries

RGP de Leon, F Ewerling, SJ Serruya… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The rise in contraceptive use has largely been driven by short-acting methods
of contraception, despite the high effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraceptives …

Health outcomes for children in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake: a systematic review

A Dube, M Moffatt, C Davison… - Prehospital and disaster …, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundHaiti remains the poorest country in the Americas and one of the poorest in the
world. Children in Haiti face many health concerns, some of which were exacerbated by the …

[HTML][HTML] Inequalities in full immunization coverage: trends in low-and middle-income countries

MC Restrepo-Méndez, AJD Barros… - Bulletin of the World …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate disparities in full immunization coverage across and within 86 low-
and middle-income countries. Methods In May 2015, using data from the most recent …

Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among women aged 20–49 in low-and middle-income countries

U Reyes Matos, MA Mesenburg… - International Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Objective To analyze socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of underweight and
overweight or obesity in women from low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods …

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (2003–2013)

BJ Akombi, KE Agho, AM Renzaho, JJ Hall, DR Merom - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in
child undernutrition in Nigeria. Methods The study analysed cross-sectional data from the …

Social capital, income inequality and the social gradient in self-rated health in Latin America: a fixed effects analysis

N Vincens, M Emmelin, M Stafström - Social science & medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. The current sustainable development
agenda increased attention to health inequity and its determinants in the region. Our aim is …

Mensuração de desigualdades sociais em saúde: conceitos e abordagens metodológicas no contexto brasileiro

ICM Silva, MC Restrepo-Mendez… - … e Serviços de …, 2018 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar os principais métodos de mensuração e monitoramento
das desigualdades sociais em saúde e ilustrar suas aplicações. Foram revisadas as …

Coverage and equity in reproductive and maternal health interventions in Brazil: impressive progress following the implementation of the Unified Health System

GVA França, MC Restrepo-Méndez, MFS Maia… - International journal for …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Brazilian SUS (Unified Health System) was created in 1988 within
the new constitution, based on the premises of being universal, comprehensive, and …

[HTML][HTML] Infant formula consumption is positively correlated with wealth, within and between countries: a multi-country study

PAR Neves, G Gatica-Domínguez, NC Rollins… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: In contrast with the ample literature on within-and between-country inequalities
in breastfeeding practices, there are no multi-country analyses of socioeconomic disparities …