The concept of a so-called urban advantage in health ignores the possibility of
heterogeneity in health outcomes across cities. Using a harmonized dataset from the …

Summary Background Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but
evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our …

Most studies of socioeconomic status (SES) and chronic disease risk factors have been
conducted in high-income countries, and most show inverse social gradients. Few studies …

This article describes the origins and characteristics of an interdisciplinary multinational
collaboration aimed at promoting and disseminating actionable evidence on the drivers of …

Objectives. We investigated associations of socioeconomic position (SEP) with chronic
disease risk factors, and heterogeneity in this patterning by provincial-level urbanicity in …

Background Urbanisation in Latin America (LA) is heterogeneous and could have varying
implications for infant mortality (IM). Identifying city factors related to IM can help design …

Summary Background Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most urbanized
and violent regions worldwide. Homicides in youth (15–24 years old, yo) and young adults …

Urbanization is high and growing in low-and middle-income countries, but intraurban
variations in adult health have been infrequently examined. We used spatial analysis …

Background Cesarean section (CS) is a surgical procedure that, when medically justified,
can help reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Worldwide CS rates (CSR) …

Studies of life expectancy (LE) in small areas of cities are relatively common in high-income
countries but rare in Latin American countries. Small-area estimation methods can help to …