Educational Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Findings from Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008

Educational Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Findings from Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008

ObjectivesSocioeconomic disparities in health have emerged as an important area in public health, but studies from Afro-Caribbean populations are uncommon. In this study, we report on educational health disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperc...

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Main Authors: Trevor S. Ferguson, Novie O. M. Younger-Coleman, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Ian R. Hambleton, Damian K. Francis, Nadia R. Bennett, Shelly R. McFarlane, Aurelian Bidulescu, Marlene Y. MacLeish, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Rainford J. Wilks, E. Nigel Harris, Louis W. Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
health disparity
cardiovascular disease
education
socioeconomic status
hypertension
diabetes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00028/full

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