Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: differences between quintiles and deciles

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: differences between quintiles and deciles

Abstract Background With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a renewed commitment of tackling the varied challenges of undernutrition, particularly stunting (SDG 2.2). Health equity is also a priority in the SDG agenda and there is an urgent need for disaggregated anal...

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Main Authors: Maria del Pilar Flores-Quispe, María Clara Restrepo-Méndez, Maria Fátima S. Maia, Leonardo Z. Ferreira, Fernando C. Wehrmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Child undernutrition
Stunting
Child health
Health equity
Socioeconomic inequality
Latin America countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1046-7

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