Inequalities in the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Afrodescendant women and children: A cross-sectional analysis of ten Latin American and Caribbean countries

Inequalities in the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Afrodescendant women and children: A cross-sectional analysis of ten Latin American and Caribbean countries

Summary: Background: Afrodescendants are systematically affected by discrimination in the Americas and few multi-country studies addressed ethnic inequalities in health and wellbeing in the region. We aimed to investigate gaps in coverage of key health outcomes and socioeconomic inequalities betwee...

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Main Authors: Janaína Calu Costa, Oscar J. Mujica, Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez, Sandra del Pino, Liliana Carvajal, Antonio Sanhueza, Sonja Caffe, Cesar G. Victora, Aluísio J.D. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Subjects:
Ethnic and racial disparities
Health equity
Child health
Maternal health
Latin America and the Caribbean
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X22001624

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