Numerous studies examine inequalities in health by gender, age, class and race, but few address the actions of primary care doctors.
To examine inequalities by socioeconomic status, two variables were considered: years of schooling and having private health insurance.
Although many studies have been conducted to examine inequalities in health status across socioeconomic groups, almost all of them have investigated different aspects of health status separately [ 14].
Many governments have made commitments to examine inequalities in healthcare access based on studies assessing the association between several socio-demographic factors and late initiation or fewer prenatal examinations.
A study by Patricia Justino of the University of Sussex examined inequality and unrest in India and found that redistribution can quell an outcry.
In fact, a report entitled "The Children Left Behind," released by Unicef last Friday, examined inequality in well-being on a wide range of measures among children in 24 of the world's richest countries.
Studies examining inequality in length of life in India are limited.
In one study, Gustavo Marrero and Juan Rodriguez examined inequality of opportunity in the 23 American states.
Analytic inclusion criteria: 1) Deal with one of the topics of the question; 2) Outcome examined: inequality, access, quality, health outcomes; 3) If however, there were lack of studies on examining the outcomes, then coverage used as an outcome.
