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> Inequities among the very poor:
> health care for children in rural southern Tanzania.
>
> Unravelling health inequalities in Tanzania
> <http://image.thelancet.com/extras/02art2280web.pdf>
>
>
> "..The main difference between the poorest children and those who  are
better off is not in the likelihood of falling ill, but in the probability
of obtaining suitable treatment once ill'
>
> Little is known about socioeconomic inequities and health in African
> countries. Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg and colleagues did a baseline
> household survey to identify inequities in health care by sex and
> socioeconomic status for children living in a poor rural area of Tanzania.
> Their findings showed that wealthier families were more likely to seek
> medical attention for their sick children, and that these families were
more
> aware of health danger signs than poorer families. In a Commentary,
Davidson
> Gwatkin notes that the authors' straightforward analysis shows that even
in
> seemingly homogeneous poor communities, significant social disparities
> exist. ..........."
>
> > Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Cesar G Victora, Adiel Mushi, Don de
Savigny, David Schellenberg, Hassan Mshinda,
> The Lancet - Volume 361, Number 9357 - 15 February 2003