Socio-economic status by rapid appraisal is highly correlated with mortality risks in rural Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 795-800

  van Bodegom, David ^a   May, Linda ^a   Kuningas, Maris ^a   Kaptijn, Ralf ^b   Thomése, Fleur ^b   Meij, Hans J ^a   Amankwa, J ^c   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; DHS wealth index; Mortality risks; Rapid appraisal method; Self reported wealth; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL TIME;

FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 65249148865     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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