Social determinants of multimorbidity in Jamaica: application of latent class analysis in a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Leslie S. Craig (Author), Colette A. Cunningham-Myrie (Author), David R. Hotchkiss (Author), Julie H. Hernandez (Author), Jeanette Gustat (Author), Katherine P. Theall (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity is associated with impaired functioning, lower quality of life and higher mortality. Susceptibility to accumulation of multiple NCDs is rooted in social, economic and cultural contexts, with important differences in the burden, patter...