Obuaku-Igwe, Chinwe C. University of the Western Cape - Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Research in Anthropology and Sociology of Health-RASH, Cape Town

Health Inequality in South Africa: A Systematic Review

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This study presents a review of key empirical studies on health inequalities in South Africa with the aim of contributing to a comparative examination of social inequalities in health across different countries in Europe and other parts of the World. Studies reviewed were identified through a computerised search of key words such as inequalities, health, health inequalities, race, health in South Africa, health systems, socio-economic determinants of health and livelihoods in South Africa. Studies were included if the primary objective was to explore health inequality as a variable in child/adult mortality.

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Health inequality , race , child mortality , socio , economic conditions , South Africa

African Sociological Review

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