Subjective social status and inequalities in depressive symptoms: a gender-specific decomposition analysis for South Africa

Abstract Background Inequalities in mental health are a notable and well documented policy concern in many countries, including South Africa. Individuals’ perception of their position in the social hierarchy is strongly and negatively related to their mental health, whilst the global burden of poor...

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Main Authors: Chipo Mutyambizi, Frederik Booysen, Per Stornes, Terje A. Eikemo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Subjective social status
Depression
Inequality
Concentration index
Gender
Decomposition analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-0996-0
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