Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
Objective This study assesses educational inequalities in measured as well as self-reported high blood pressure (BP) and high blood glucose (BG) in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is known to have high chronic disease morbidity.Design The present findings are drawn from a large-scale, nat...
Main Authors: | Devaki Nambiar, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Jaison Joseph |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-04-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e068553.full |
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