Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from the Demographic Health Surveys

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hajizadeh, Mohammad ^a   Sia, Drissa ^a   Heymann, S Jody ^b   Nandi, Arijit ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition analysis; HIV AIDS; Relative and generalized concentration indices; Socioeconomic inequality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EQUITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896711287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-18     Document Type: Article

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