scholarly journals An Islamic Perspective on Inequality in Pakistan

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-316
Author(s):  
Geoffrey A. Jehle
Keyword(s):  
Significant Decline ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Relative Index ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Relative Index Of Inequality ◽  
Distribution Of Income ◽  
Very High

This paper examines the distribution of income in Pakistan, and in each of its four provinces, from an explicit and formal Islamic perspective. A cardinally significant Atkinson-Kolm-Sen relative index of inequality reflecting that perspective is proposed and computed from the full HIES data series for the years 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88. There is evidence of a significant decline in overall inequality in Pakistan from 1984-85 to 1987-88, but the level of inequality remains very high. Inter-province and inter-urban/rural differences in inequality profiles within Pakistan and each of its provinces are found to be generally less. significant than intra-province and intraurban/ rural differences.

Social inequalities in self-rated health: A comparative cross-national study among 32,560 Nordic adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjørn Torsheim ◽  
Jens M. Nygren ◽  
Mette Rasmussen ◽  
Arsæll M. Arnarsson ◽  
Pernille Bendtsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
National Study ◽  
Family Affluence ◽  
Relative Index ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Family Wealth ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Relative Index Of Inequality

Aims: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequality in self-rated health among Nordic adolescents (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) using the Family Affluence Scale (a composite measure of material assets) and perceived family wealth as indicators of socioeconomic status. Methods: Data were collected from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in 2013–2014. A sample of 32,560 adolescents from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and Sweden was included in the study. Age-adjusted regression analyses were used to estimate associations between fair or poor self-rated health and the ridit scores for family affluence and perceived wealth. Results: The pooled relative index of inequality of 2.10 indicates that the risk of fair or poor health was about twice as high for young people with the lowest family affluence relative to those with the highest family affluence. The relative index of inequality for observed family affluence was highest in Denmark and lowest in Norway. For perceived family wealth, the pooled relative index of inequality of 3.99 indicates that the risk of fair or poor health was about four times as high for young people with the lowest perceived family wealth relative to those with the highest perceived family wealth. The relative index of inequality for perceived family wealth was highest in Iceland and lowest in Greenland. Conclusions: Social inequality in self-rated health among adolescents was found to be robust across subjective and objective indicators of family affluence in the Nordic welfare states.

scholarly journals Regional and socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular disease in Canada during 2005–2016: evidence from repeated nationwide cross-sectional surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. e006809
Author(s):  
Haijiang Dai ◽  
Biao Tang ◽  
Arwa Younis ◽  
Jude Dzevela Kong ◽  
Wen Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relative Index ◽  
Index Of Inequality

IntroductionThe objective of this study is to examine the temporal trends and patterns of regional and socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Canada during 2005–2016.MethodsA total of 670 000 adults aged ≥20 years who participated in the Canadian Community Health Surveys between 2005 and 2016 were enrolled for this study. CVD referred to heart disease and stroke in this study. Equivalised household income was used as a proxy of socioeconomic status. Absolute and relative socioeconomic inequalities were measured by slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII), respectively.ResultsIn 2015/2016, the overall age-adjusted and sex-adjusted prevalence of heart disease and stroke was 4.80% (95% CI 4.61% to 4.98%) and 1.25% (95% CI 1.13% to 1.36%), respectively. Trend analyses suggested a significant decline in the age-adjusted and sex-adjusted prevalence of heart disease (P for trend <0.001) and a non-significant decline in the age-adjusted and sex-adjusted prevalence of stroke (P for trend=0.058) from 2005 to 2016. Nevertheless, the total number of adults suffering from heart disease and stroke increased by 8.9% and 20.2% over the study period, respectively. Moreover, the age-adjusted and sex-adjusted prevalence of heart disease and stroke varied widely across all health regions, and both of them tended be higher among those with lower income. The SII and RII indicated that there were persistent absolute and relative socioeconomic inequalities in heart disease and stroke across all surveys (eg, SII for heart disease in both sexes, 2005: 0.04 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04); 2015/2016: 0.03 (95% CI, 0.02 to 0.04); RII for heart disease in both sexes, 2005: 1.99 (95% CI 1.75 to 2.27); 2015/2016: 1.77 (95% CI 1.52 to 2.08).ConclusionGeographical and socioeconomic disparities should be taken into account during the further efforts to strengthen preventive measures and optimise healthcare resources for heart disease and stroke in Canada.

scholarly journals Relative Index of Inequality and Slope Index of Inequality

Epidemiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Moreno-Betancur ◽  
Aurélien Latouche ◽  
Gwenn Menvielle ◽  
Anton E. Kunst ◽  
Grégoire Rey
Keyword(s):  
Relative Index ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Relative Index Of Inequality

scholarly journals Mapping socioeconomic inequalities in malaria in Sub-Sahara African countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar ◽  
Kimberly Fornace ◽  
Tarik Benmarhnia
Keyword(s):  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Economic Wealth ◽  
Relative Index ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Relative Index Of Inequality ◽  
Ssa Countries

AbstractDespite reductions in malaria incidence and mortality across Sub-Saharan (SSA) countries, malaria control and elimination efforts are currently facing multiple global challenges such as climate and land use change, invasive vectors, and disruptions in healthcare delivery. Although relationships between malaria risks and socioeconomic factors have been widely demonstrated, the strengths and variability of these associations have not been quantified across SSA. In this study, we used data from population-based malaria indicator surveys in SSA countries to assess spatial trends in relative and absolute socioeconomic inequalities, analyzed as social (mothers’ highest educational level—MHEL) and economic (wealth index—WI) inequalities in malaria prevalence. To capture spatial variations in socioeconomic (represented by both WI and MHEL) inequalities in malaria, we calculated both the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII) in each administrative region. We also conducted cluster analyses based on Local Indicator of Spatial Association (LISA) to consider the spatial auto-correlation in SII and RII across regions and countries. A total of 47,404 participants in 1874 Primary Sampling Units (PSU) were analyzed across the 13 SSA countries. Our multi-country assessment provides estimations of strong socioeconomic inequalities between and within SSA countries. Such within- and between- countries inequalities varied greatly according to the socioeconomic metric and the scale used. Countries located in Eastern Africa showed a higher median Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII) in malaria prevalence relative to WI in comparison to countries in other locations across SSA. Pockets of high SII in malaria prevalence in relation to WI and MHEL were observed in the East part of Africa. This study was able to map this wide range of malaria inequality metrics at a very local scale and highlighted the spatial clustering patterns of pockets of high and low malaria inequality values.

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