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Exploring the connections between HIV serostatus and individual, household, and community socioeconomic resources: Evidence from two population-based surveys in Kenya

Ishida, Kanako; Arnold, Michael; Stupp, Paul; Kizito, Paul - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 2, pp. 185-195

The positive association between health and socioeconomic status (SES) is well documented. However, available empirical evidence on the SES gradients of HIV serostatus is mixed, and few studies have explored the effects of community SES indicators on individual's HIV risk. Using nationally...

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The National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana's Upper West Region: A gendered perspective of insurance acquisition in a resource-poor setting

Dixon, Jenna; Luginaah, Isaac; Mkandawire, Paul - In: Social Science & Medicine 122 (2014) C, pp. 103-112

insurance are contributing factors, education was the primary determinant in both never enrolling and in dropping out, and that …

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Education and mortality among older adults in China

Luo, Ye; Zhang, Zhenmei; Gu, Danan - In: Social Science & Medicine 127 (2015) C, pp. 134-142

This study examines the relationship between education and mortality, its underlying mechanisms, and its gender and age … Survey. There is an inverse relationship between education and mortality risk. The relationship is explained in full by each … partially by physical exercise. In addition, primary education has a stronger effect on mortality for men than for women and the …

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Cohort changes in educational disparities in smoking: France, Germany and the United States

Pampel, Fred; Legleye, Stephane; Goffette, Céline; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 127 (2015) C, pp. 41-50

logistic regressions and a relative measure of education are used to model smoking histories until age 34. The following … the epidemic in France than in the United States, and; a divide between the highest level of education and the others in … relationship between education and health and the need for policies that target educational disparities. …

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