Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review (original) (raw)
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review
Fig 1
Analytical framework of the relationship between SEP and NTD infection.
Note that we use NTD infection to signify the NTD and/or the underlying infection. Pathway (1) shows the effect of SEP on NTD infection via more proximate determinants of such infection, e.g., (lack of) sanitation facilities. The effect of SEP on NTD infection may be modified (2), e.g., by age. Associations between SEP and NTD infection may be partly explained by confounders (3), e.g., sex. Finally, NTD infection can also affect SEP (4). Dashed line: not the focus of our review (part of other reviews in this series). The framework is based on [11–16].