Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review.

• Main Authors: Tanja A J Houweling (Author), Henrike E Karim-Kos (Author), Margarete C Kulik (Author), Wilma A Stolk (Author), Juanita A Haagsma (Author), Edeltraud J Lenk (Author), Jan Hendrik Richardus (Author), Sake J de Vlas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are generally assumed to be concentrated in poor populations, but evidence on this remains scattered. We describe within-country socioeconomic inequalities in nine NTDs listed in the London Declaration for intensified control and/or elimination: lymphati...