December 2025. Volume 21. Number 4

Poverty influences pediatric mortality risk

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tyris J, Putnick DL, Keller S, Parikh K, Yeung EH. The Child Opportunity Index and Children’s Health: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics. 2025;155(4):e2024067873.

Reviewers: Moreno Sánchez A1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Pediatra. CS de Leitza. Navarra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Amelia Moreno Sánchez. Email: amelia.morenosanchez@osakidetza.eus
Reception date: 01/10/2025
Acceptance date: 07/10/2025
Publication date: 15/10/2025

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: social environment is a risk factor for children’s mortality and select measures of health care use. Shifting the focus from identifying place-based disparities to cocreating community-engaged strategies that mitigate disparities may effectively advance children’s health equity.

Reviewers´ commentary: the systematic review demonstrates strong methodological validity, although its external validity is limited due to focusing exclusively on the pediatric population in the United States. The study highlights the clinical importance of addressing health inequalities and emphasizes the need to translate its findings into public policies that ensure equity in healthcare access.

How to cite this article

Moreno Sánchez A, Esparza Olcina MJ. La pobreza condiciona el riesgo de mortalidad en la infancia. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:41.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Tyris J, Putnick DL, Keller S, Parikh K, Yeung EH. The Child Opportunity Index and Children’s Health: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics. 2025;155(4):e2024067873.

Reviewers: Moreno Sánchez A1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Pediatra. CS de Leitza. Navarra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Amelia Moreno Sánchez. Email: amelia.morenosanchez@osakidetza.eus
Reception date: 01/10/2025
Acceptance date: 07/10/2025
Publication date: 15/10/2025

How to cite this article

Moreno Sánchez A, Esparza Olcina MJ. La pobreza condiciona el riesgo de mortalidad en la infancia. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:41.

15/10/2025

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Methodological note