Contrasting socioeconomic inequality with noncommunicable diseases: Insights from a population‐based survey using the concentration index in Kong cohort study
Ali Mouseli,
Mehdi Sharafi,
Zahra Mastaneh
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the major causes of mortality across the globe, which impose a substantial burden on health care systems, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The present study aimed to determine socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of NCDs using the concentration index (CI).MethodsThis cross‐sectional study was conducted on the baseline data of the Bandar Kong cohort. The principal component analysis was used to determine people's socioeconomic status (SES). Th… Show more
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