How unequally is consumption of products harmful to health distributed between Iranian households?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Products harmful to health encompass a wide range of goods, including tobacco, high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar foods, alcoholic beverages, addictive substances, unlicensed food supplements, and certain cosmetic products. This study aimed to assess the extent of inequality in the consumption of such health-harmful products among Iranian households.

Methods

This secondary analysis utilized data from Iran's 2019 Households Income and Expenditure Survey, comprising a representative sample of 38,328 households. Expenditures on harmful products were identified following guidelines from Iran's Ministry of Health. The Gini coefficient measured inequality in absolute household expenditure, while the concentration index assessed inequalities in expenditure on harmful pr

SUBMITTER: Moeeni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature