Racial inequalities in mental healthcare use and mortality: a cross-sectional analysis of 1.2 million low-income individuals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010-2016.
Sophia MedeirosRony CoelhoChristopher MillettValeria SaraceniClaudia Medina CoeliAnete TrajmanDavide RasellaBetina DurovniThomas HonePublished in: BMJ global health (2023)
In low-income individuals in Rio de Janeiro, racial/colour inequalities in mental health outcomes were large and not fully explainable by socioeconomic status. Black and pardo Brazilians were consistently negatively affected, with lower PHC usage and worse mental health outcomes.