Inequalities in the social determinants of health and Chagas disease transmission risk in indigenous and creole households in the Argentine Chaco

Inequalities in the social determinants of health and Chagas disease transmission risk in indigenous and creole households in the Argentine Chaco

Abstract Background The social determinants of health (SDHs) condition disease distribution and the ways they are handled. Socio-economic inequalities are closely linked to the occurrence of neglected tropical diseases, but empirical support is limited in the case of Chagas disease, caused by the pr...

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Main Authors: María del Pilar Fernández, María Sol Gaspe, Ricardo E. Gürtler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Socio-economic inequalities
Social vulnerability
Trypanonoma cruzi
Triatoma infestans
Neglected tropical diseases
Integrated vector control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3444-5

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