“…1,5 Women, individuals with diseases, disabilities, unprivileged socioeconomic conditions, usually report poorer self-rated health. 2,6 Pathways by which socioeconomic status influences health should be those that affect health more generally, as biological determinants, health care, environmental exposure, and health related behaviors. 7,8 People living in more deprived socioeconomic conditions are exposed to overcrowding, physical stressors, violence, lack of safe places for social interactions and other factors, 2,7 which can lead to a harmful lifestyle, including use and abuse of smoking, drugs, alcohol, poor diet, among others.…”