Childhood health and educational disadvantage are associated with adult multimorbidity in the global south: findings from a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative surveys in India and Brazil

Conclusion Early life health, educational and economic disadvantages are associated with adult multimorbidity and appear to contribute to the later course of life. A life course approach to the prevention of multimorbidity in adulthood in LMICs may be useful in health programmes and policies.

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Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Pati, S., Sinha, A., Verma, P., Kshatri, J., Kanungo, S., Sahoo, K. C., Mahapatra, P., Pati, S., Delpino, F. M., Krolow, A., Teixeira, D. S. d. C., Batista, S., Nunes, B. P., Weller, D., Mercer, S. W. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research