Essays about: "socioeconomic-related health inequality"

Found 2 essays containing the words socioeconomic-related health inequality.

1. 1. Beyond income inequality in Ecuador. On decomposing socioeconomic-related child health inequalities.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Juan Pablo Bermeo Arcos; [2013]
   Keywords : Inequality; Child Health; Concentration Index; Decomposition Analysis; Ecuador.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The present thesis measures to what extent socioeconomic (SES) related child health inequalities exist in Ecuador, how has been its evolution in the last decade and which are the variables determining child health. In order to determine the SES-related child health inequalities a decomposition analysis is carried for the concentration index for two household surveys in 2004 and 2012. READ MORE

3. 2. Dynamics of socioeconomic-related health inequalities in Australia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Paul Samuel Calara; [2013]
   Keywords : HILDA; socioeconomic-related health inequality; longitudinal data; health concentration index; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Socioeconomic-related inequalities in health despite gains in extended life spans remain a key equity issue that calls into question society’s burden of illness and the role of a universal healthcare system. The extent to which socioeconomic conditions systematically vary with population health has been a matter of empirical analysis aimed at measuring social equity. READ MORE