Inequalities in child health in Bolivia
Has Morales made a difference
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3608253 |
|---|---|
| Autores | T B Heaton (0000-0001-7729-1641, Brigham Young University, autor de correspondencia), Benjamin T Crookston (0000-0003-3110-9562, Brigham Young University), Benjamin Crookston, Renata Forste (0000-0001-9529-9145, Brigham Young University), David Knowlton, David Clark Knowlton (Utah Valley University) |
| Año | 2014 |
| Volumen | 23 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 208-218 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Health Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/hesr.2014.3799 |
| OpenAlex | W4238797030 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
Objectives: This paper examines social inequality in children’s health following the election of Evo Morales. Bolivia is marked by dramatic socioeconomic, ethnic and geographic inequality in children’s health. The Morales government initiated several public health reforms designed to provide more equal access to public health services. Methods: Analysis was conducted using Bolivia Demographic and Health Survey data from 2003 to 2008. Results: The analysis shows some improvements in children’s health. However, inequality in access to doctors, child mortality and child nutritional status did not diminish. In contrast, inequalities in immunization declined dramatically. Conclusions: Results suggest that aspects of health that are easier to implement such as immunization are more accessible to public policy than are more complex health problems like malnutrition and high child mortality
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Health equity · Inequality · Infant mortality · Media studies · Political science · Population · Project commissioning · Public health · Publishing · Social inequality · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Gender Studies · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Mathematics · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 0,3 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |