Health and Poverty in Guatemala

Health and Poverty in Guatemala

Unlike many other countries in Latin America, Guatemala is only at the beginning of the demographic, and epidemiological transition. The population is young, is growing rapidly, and is still primarily rural. Guatemala is among the worst performers...

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Main Authors: Gragnolati, Michele, Marini, Alessandra
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCIDENTS
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
ADEQUATE HEALTH
ADOLESCENTS
AGED
AGING
ALCOHOLISM
AVERAGE AGE
BABIES
BASIC HEALTH CARE
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BIRTH CONTROL
BIRTHS
CARE SERVICES
CAUSES OF DEATH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBEARING
CHILDREN PER WOMAN
CHOLERA
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS
DEATHS
DIARRHEA
DISCRIMINATION
DOCTORS
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMICS
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FIRST BIRTH
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH CONDITIONS
HEALTH COSTS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH FOR ALL
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH MINISTRIES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POSTS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HIGH FERTILITY
HOSPITALS
HUMAN RIGHTS
ILLITERACY
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFECTIONS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INHABITANTS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MIDWIVES
MIGRANT POPULATION
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MODERN MEDICINE
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MOTHERS
OLDER MOTHERS
PARASITIC DISEASES
PARENTS
PATIENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POPULATION GROWTH
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PRENATAL CARE
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROBABILITY
PROSTITUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC SERVICES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE YEARS
RISK OF ACCIDENTS
SELF-MEDICATION
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SIBLINGS
SUGAR
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
TOTAL POPULATION
TRADITIONAL VALUES
TUBERCULOSIS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
VIOLENCE
VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2132764/health-poverty-guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19187

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2132764/health-poverty-guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19187

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