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HOW, WHAT, AND WHY: HOUSING, WATER & SANITATION AND WEALTH PATTERNS IN A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF THE GUARANI BIRTH COHORT, THE FIRST INDIGENOUS BIRTH COHORT IN BRAZIL
Child
Health indicators
Health status disparities
Housing; Indigenous peoples
Multivariate analysis
Population groups
Sanitation
Social determinants of health
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Presidency. Scientific Computing Program. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. London, UK.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Studies in Public Health. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Studies in Public Health. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Estácio de Sá University. Institute of Medical Education. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
State University of Rio de Janeiro. Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fluminense Federal University. Institute of Collective Health. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Health Surveillance Coordination. Municipal Health Foundation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Biology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Presidency. Scientific Computing Program. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. London, UK.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Studies in Public Health. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Studies in Public Health. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Estácio de Sá University. Institute of Medical Education. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
State University of Rio de Janeiro. Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fluminense Federal University. Institute of Collective Health. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Health Surveillance Coordination. Municipal Health Foundation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Biology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Background: Despite the importance of social determinants of health, studies on the effects of socioeconomic, sanitary, and housing conditions on Indigenous child health are scarce worldwide. This study aims to identify patterns in housing, water & sanitation, and wealth (HSW) in the first Indigenous birth cohort in Brazil-The Guarani Birth Cohort. Methods: Cross-sectional study using baseline data from The Guarani Birth Cohort. We used Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Cluster Analysis. The clusters identified were ordered in increasing degrees of access to public policies and wealth, defining the patterns of HSW. Finally, we explored the association between the patterns and one of the health outcomes, hospitalization, in the birth cohort. Findings: Three patterns were identified for housing and water & sanitation, and four for wealth status, resulting in 36 combinations of patterns (3 × 3 × 4). More than 62% of children in the cohort were found with the lowest wealth patterns. The distribution of children across patterns in one dimension was not fully determined by the other two dimensions. Statistically significant associations were found between precarious households and extreme poverty, and hospitalization. Interpretation: We observed substantial heterogeneity in the distribution of children across the 36 combinations. These findings highlight that, should the dimensions of HSW be associated with health outcomes, as seen for hospitalization, they should be considered separately in multivariable models, in order to improve the estimation of their independent effects.
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BrazilChild
Health indicators
Health status disparities
Housing; Indigenous peoples
Multivariate analysis
Population groups
Sanitation
Social determinants of health
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