Income inequality and pandemics: insights from HIV/AIDS and COVID-19-a multicountry observational study.
John Ele-Ojo AtagubaCharles BirungiSantiago CunialMatthew M KavanaghPublished in: BMJ global health (2023)
COVID-19 excess deaths, HIV incidence and AIDS mortality are significantly associated with income inequality globally-more unequal countries have a higher HIV incidence, AIDS mortality and COVID-19 excess deaths than their more equal counterparts. Income inequality undercuts effective pandemic response. There is an urgent need for concerted efforts to tackle income inequality and to build pandemic preparedness and responses that are adapted and responsive to highly unequal societies, prioritising income inequality among other social determinants of health.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- sars cov
- mental health
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- physical activity
- hiv positive
- risk factors
- public health
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- cardiovascular events
- hepatitis c virus
- healthcare
- hiv testing
- type diabetes
- drug delivery
- men who have sex with men
- climate change
- quality improvement
- risk assessment
- health promotion
- human health