A global comparative study of wealth-pain gradients: Investigating individual- and country-level associations.

ABSTRACT: Pain is a significant yet underappreciated dimension of population health. Its associations with individual- and country-level wealth are not well characterized using global data. We estimate both individual- and country-level wealth inequalities in pain in 51 countries by combining data from the World Health Organization's World Health Survey with country-level contextual data. Our research concentrates on three questions: 1) Are inequalities in pain by individual-level wealth observed in countries worldwide? 2) Does country-level wealth also relate to pain prevalence? 3) Can variations in pain reporting also be explained by country-level contextual factors, such as income inequality? Analytical steps include logistic regressions conducted for separate countries, and multilevel models wit

SUBMITTER: Zimmer Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature