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.
Sanghamitra PatiAbhinav SinhaPriyanka VermaJayasingh KshatriSrikanta KanungoKrushna Chandra SahooPranab MahapatraSandipana PatiFelipe Mendes DelpinoAndria KrolowDoralice Severo da Cruz TeixeiraSandro BatistaBruno Pereira NunesDavid WellerStewart W MercerPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2023)
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.