The Inverse Equity Hypothesis: Analyses of Institutional Deliveries in 286 National Surveys | Zendy

César G. Victora | Zendy; Gary Joseph | Zendy; Inácio CrochemoreSilva | Zendy; Maria de Fátima Santos Maia | Zendy; J. Patrick Vaughan | Zendy; Fernando C. Barros | Zendy; Aluísio J. D. Barros | Zendy

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The Inverse Equity Hypothesis: Analyses of Institutional Deliveries in 286 National Surveys

Author(s) -

César G. Victora,

Gary Joseph,

Inácio CrochemoreSilva,

Maria de Fátima Santos Maia,

J. Patrick Vaughan,

Fernando C. Barros,

Aluísio J. D. Barros

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.304277

Subject(s) - inequality , lagging , equity (law) , economic inequality , population , psychological intervention , demographic economics , demography , economics , medicine , political science , statistics , mathematics , sociology , mathematical analysis , psychiatry , law

To test the inverse equity hypothesis, which postulates that new health interventions are initially adopted by the wealthy and thus increase inequalities-as population coverage increases, only the poorest will lag behind all other groups.

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