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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
GUERRERO-NUNEZ, Juan Pedro. Inequality in mortality stratified according to human resource density in 32 American countries. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.2, pp.1-. Epub Aug 20, 2022. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v24n2.97815.
Objectives
Measure health inequalities through 12 mortality indicators, using the human resource density of medical professionals (pmed) and nursing (penf), as a stratifier of equity in 32 american countries.
Methods
From 12 mortality indicators, stratified by density of pmed and penf, weighted rates, differences, correlation, simple and complex inequality indicators are calculated.
Results
Of 12 indicators, 9 show a higher rate in low density of both professions; 7 show significant differences. there is high variability in relative gaps (8.7 to 1.2); unequal concentration affecting vulnerable groups; and higher index of the slope in mortality: maternal, communicable diseases and diabetes.
Conclusions
The density of human resources shows high variability and concentration, with a heterogeneous ratio between both professions. When stratifying countries from Low to High density, inequalities and social gradient are evident in 9 of 12 indicators.
Keywords : Health inequity; health status disparities; health resources; mortality (source: MeSH, NLM).