 Poverty
"Poverty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
| Descriptor ID |
D011203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.634 I01.880.853.996.535 N01.824.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Low-Income Population- Low-Income Population
- Low-Income Populations
- Population, Low-Income
- Populations, Low-Income
- Low Income Population
- Low Income Populations
- Population, Low Income
- Populations, Low Income
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Poverty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Poverty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2001 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2004 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2006 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2007 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2008 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 2009 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2011 | 5 | 12 | 17 | | 2012 | 5 | 13 | 18 | | 2013 | 11 | 6 | 17 | | 2014 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2015 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2016 | 12 | 15 | 27 | | 2017 | 16 | 11 | 27 | | 2018 | 17 | 22 | 39 | | 2019 | 15 | 23 | 38 | | 2020 | 7 | 20 | 27 | | 2021 | 3 | 17 | 20 | | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2023 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2024 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 2025 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Poverty" by people in Profiles.
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Bozzuto LM, Schumacher JR, Tan AD, Hanlon BM, Neuman HB. Concordance Between Area Deprivation Index and Self-Reported Income in Breast Cancer Survivors. J Surg Res. 2026 Nov; 327:518-522.
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Atusingwize E, Musoke D, Deane K. 'Poverty is the biggest barrier': stakeholder perspectives on social determinants of malaria in Wakiso District, Uganda. Malar J. 2026 Jun 30; 25(1).
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Baker K, Ruth A, Corona Rodriguez G, Zhang AW, Bruine de Bruin W, de la Haye K. Barriers and enablers to reduced meat intake and perceptions of sustainable diets, among Los Angeles County adults with low incomes: a qualitative interview study. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1741901.
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Gorecki MC, Anderson CB, Banister A, Robinson J, Finch V, Giambra BK, Truitt M, Lopez L, Klein MD, Burkhardt MC, Riley CL, Copeland KA, Anyigbo CU. Navigating Food Insecurity: Insights From Families Participating in a Produce Delivery Program. Acad Pediatr. 2026 May-Jun; 26(4):103256.
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Haemer MA, Tong S, Steen EJ, Osborn B, Bradley M, Boles RE. Pragmatic Pilot Study of the Healthy Living Program: An Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program for Low-Income Hispanic Families Delivered Through Clinic-Community Partnership. Child Obes. 2026 03; 22(2):69-79.
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Klawetter S, Mutrie L, Lenne E, Reimer A, Haynes B, Morales Y, Gievers L. "Stress Off Our Shoulders": A Qualitative Pilot Study of a Neonatal Medical-Legal Partnership. J Law Med Ethics. 2026; 54(2):188-194.
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Descarpentrie A, Cleveland JC, Midya V, Espinoza J, Ottino-Gonzalez J, Adise S, Alderete TL, Goran MI. Social and Environmental Correlates of Childhood Obesity Among Southern California Communities. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Nov; 33(11):2170-2180.
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Mothemela B, Frisby C, Mahomed Asmail F, de Kock T, Moore DR, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study. Glob Health Action. 2025 12; 18(1):2545630.
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Farewell CV, Gahrns J, Pangalangan J, Curl E, Pangalangan A. Community-based doulas and medicaid expansion: a resource-based approach to support the well-being of low-income postpartum women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jul 12; 25(1):757.
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Wang VA, Habre R, Ryan PH, Datta S, Luttmann-Gibson H, Blossom J, Aris IM, Chandran A, Kress AM, Gilliland F, Breton C, Farzan SF, Camargo CA, Liang D, Kerver JM, Karr CJ, Leve LD, Dabelea D, Karagas MR, Bennett DH, Nkoy FL, Aschner J, O'Shea TM, McEvoy CT, Knapp EA, Schuh HB, Miller RL, Gold DR, Zanobetti A. Residing in a low-income-low-food-access neighbourhood and asthma in early and middle childhood in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program: a multisite cohort study. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 30; 15(6):e094317.
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