Social Determinants of Health Inequities in Indigenous Children in the Philippines.

Nutrition and health status of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines: Results of the 2013 National Nutrition Survey and 2015 updating survey. Although hospitalisation deprivation inequities have decreased for both groups, Maori experienced a slower decline. Oben et al. reported disparities in hospitalisation rates among indigenous peoples in New Zealand.1 They revealed that hospitalisation rates are higher in Maori than non-Maori non-Pacific groups. [Extracted from the article]