Abstract

FUENZALIDA DIAZ, Manuel; MIRANDA, Minerva  and  COBS, Víctor. Inequalities in damage of health: Evidence in children under 5 years residents of municipalities of central-south Chile. Estudios Socioterritoriales [online]. 2015, vol.18. ISSN 1853-4392.

The objective is to evaluate the behavior of inequalities present in health damage of the population in their place of residence. It is an ecological longitudinal non-experimental study using records of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in children under five years. The identification of socio-economic groups (GSE) is obtained using categories of beneficiaries of the Chilean health system. Inequality is evaluated by three measures: the specific rate of hospital admission, the rate ratio for lower income groups compared to the highest income and inequality gradient. The results show inequality and inequity in damage to the health of residents in all municipalities under study. The risk of becoming ill and require hospital care increases with decreasing the GSE.

Keywords : Health Inequalities; Socioeconomic status; Health damage; Chile.

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