Racial inequalities in mental healthcare use and mortality: a cross-sectional analysis of 1.2 million low-income individuals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010–2016
Sophia Medeiros,
Rony Coelho,
Christopher Millett
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionMental health inequalities across racial and ethnic groups are large and unjust in many countries, yet these inequalities remain under-researched, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries such as Brazil. This study investigates racial and socioeconomic inequalities in primary healthcare usage, hospitalisation and mortality for mental health disorders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.MethodsA cohort of 1.2 million low-income adults from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with linked socioeconomic, demogr… Show more
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