Income inequality and adolescent fertility in low-income countries

Abstract: The well-known socioeconomic gradient in health does not imply that income inequality by itself has any effect on well-being. However, there is evidence of a positive association between income inequality and adolescent fertility across countries. Nevertheless, this key finding is not focu...

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Main Authors: Ruben Castro, Eduardo Fajnzylber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2017-09-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017001205006&lng=en&tlng=en