Holdings: 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
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

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

Health and Poverty in Guatemala

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