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Income gradients in oral health according to child age
(Wiley, 2015)
This study aimed to confirm whether the well-known income disparities in oral health seen over the life course are indeed absent in 9- to 11-yr-old children, and to explore the role of access to dental care in explaining ...
Oral health and access to dental care services in relation to the Health Necessities Index. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008
(ABRASCORIO DE JANEIRO, 2012)
The Health Department of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has developed a Health Necessities Index (HNI) to identify priority areas for providing health assistance. In 2008, a survey of the status of oral health was conducted. The ...
Health access to immigrants: identifying gaps for social protection in health
(Universidade De Sao Paulo. Faculdade De Higiene E Saude Publica, 2020)
OBJECTIVE
To compare the access to and effective use of health services available among international migrants and Chileans.
METHODS
Secondary analysis of the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN – ...
Barreras y facilitadores para el control prenatal en adolescentes: resultados de un estudio cualitativo en Chile
(Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de Mexico, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
Analyze barriers and facilitators of access to prenatal care in pregnant urban adolescents between 15-19 years of age in Santiago, Chile.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Qualitative study based on grounded theory with ...
Barreras y facilitadores para el control prenatal en adolescentes: resultados de un estudio cualitativo en Chile
(Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de Mexico, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
Analyze barriers and facilitators of access to prenatal care in pregnant urban adolescents between 15-19 years of age in Santiago, Chile.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Qualitative study based on grounded theory with ...
Delivery of Type 2 diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2016)
AIMS: The health system's response is crucial to addressing the increasing burden of diabetes, particularly that affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to assess the facilitators and barriers that help ...
Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. AIMS: To examine the: (a) 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV MDD; (b) proportion aware that they have a problem needing treatment and who ...
Missed opportunities for health education on Pap smears in Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
Despite cervical cancer being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in Peru, cervical Pap smear coverage is low. This article uses findings from 185 direct clinician observations in four cities of ...
Did socioeconomic inequality in self-reported health in Chile fall after the equity-based healthcare reform of 2005? a concentration index decomposition analysis
(PLoS, 2015)
OBJECTIVE:
Chile, a South American country recently defined as a high-income nation, carried out a major healthcare system reform from 2005 onwards that aimed at reducing socioeconomic inequality in health. This study ...