Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review.
BACKGROUND:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are generally assumed to be concentrated in poor populations, but evidence on this remains scattered. We describe within-country socioeconomic inequalities in nine NTDs listed in the London Declaration for intensified control and/or elimination: lymphati...
Main Authors: | Tanja A J Houweling, Henrike E Karim-Kos, Margarete C Kulik, Wilma A Stolk, Juanita A Haagsma, Edeltraud J Lenk, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Sake J de Vlas |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-05-01
|
Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865383?pdf=render |
Similar Items
-
Between-Country Inequalities in the Neglected Tropical Disease Burden in 1990 and 2010, with Projections for 2020.
by: Wilma A Stolk, et al.
Published: (2016-05-01) -
Concerted Efforts to Control or Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases: How Much Health Will Be Gained?
by: Sake J de Vlas, et al.
Published: (2016-02-01) -
Predicting the risk and speed of drug resistance emerging in soil-transmitted helminths during preventive chemotherapy
by: Luc E. Coffeng, et al.
Published: (2024-02-01) -
Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we on track?
by: David J. Blok, et al.
Published: (2015-10-01) -
Modelling for policy: The five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium.
by: Matthew R Behrend, et al.
Published: (2020-04-01)