Community-level income inequality and HIV prevalence among persons who inject drugs in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam.

Socioeconomic status has a robust positive relationship with several health outcomes at the individual and population levels, but in the case of HIV prevalence, income inequality may be a better predictor than absolute level of income. Most studies showing a relationship between income inequality an...

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Main Authors: Travis W Lim, Constantine Frangakis, Carl Latkin, Tran Viet Ha, Nguyen Le Minh, Carla Zelaya, Vu Minh Quan, Vivian F Go
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3949692?pdf=render