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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.735.634 I01.880.853.996.535 N01.824.600
Concept/Terms	Poverty Poverty Indigents Indigents Indigent Indigency Indigency 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Poverty".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Poverty [I01.880.735.634]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Socioeconomic Factors [I01.880.853.996]
Poverty [I01.880.853.996.535]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Poverty [N01.824.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Poverty".

publications

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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.

Bar chart showing 312 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	1	2
1999	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	4	0	4
2003	5	3	8
2004	3	4	7
2005	5	7	12
2006	7	0	7
2007	5	4	9
2008	6	3	9
2009	5	9	14
2010	3	5	8
2011	8	5	13
2012	5	10	15
2013	3	10	13
2014	4	7	11
2015	2	10	12
2016	12	9	21
2017	12	14	26
2018	7	14	21
2019	12	11	23
2020	3	17	20
2021	5	6	11
2022	1	7	8
2023	4	10	14
2024	3	4	7
2025	8	6	14

Below are the most recent publications written about "Poverty" by people in Profiles.

Balsara K, Iftikhar A, Animashaun E, Assari S, Zare H. Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, allostatic load, and income inequality in US adults aged 20 and older. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118594.

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Kosowan L, Katz A, Howse D, Adekoya I, Delahunty-Pike A, Seshie AZ, Marshall EG, Aubrey-Bassler K, Abaga E, Cooney J, Robinson M, Senior D, Zsager A, O'Rourke JJ, Neudorf C, Irwin M, Muhajarine N, Pinto AD. Validation of a standardised approach to collect sociodemographic and social needs data in Canadian primary care: cross-sectional study of the SPARK tool. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 09; 15(9):e091318.

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Conroy K, Urcuyo AE, Schiavone EM, Obee AF, Frazier SL, Cramer E, Comer JS. Exploring Teacher Practices and Perceptions of Implementing Anxiety-Focused Supports in Low-Income Urban Elementary Schools. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 52(6):1261-1277.

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Pradhan P, Wen W, Powers AC, Warren Andersen S, Sanderson M, Lipworth L, Zheng W. Associations of Type 2 Diabetes with Risk of Overall and Site-Specific Cancers in a Cohort of Predominantly Low-Income Racially Diverse Populations. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Sep 02; 34(9):1627-1634.

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Asfar T, Lee DJ, Alcaide ML, Jones DL, Zvolensky MJ, Oluwole OJ, Pan Y, Brewer J, Carrico A. A Proof-of-Concept Feasibility Trial Testing a Multi-Component App-Based Intervention for Improving Smoking Cessation and Adherence to Treatment in Low-Income HIV Patients. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Aug 22; 27(9):1513-1523.

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Sherr HR, Soliman AS, Bertrand KA, Hirko KA. Persistent poverty and late-stage breast cancer diagnosis in the USA: impacts of rural residence, race, and time within Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries, 2004 to 2021. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Nov; 36(11):1589-1597.

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Lim E, Uechi M, Taira DA, Davis J, Ishikawa KM, Kaholokula JK. Exploring the Impact of Social Connection Dimensions on Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Observational Cohort Study. Inquiry. 2025 Jan-Dec; 62:469580251356121.

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Enns JE, Brownell M, Nickel NC, Chartier M, Chateau D, Sarkar J, Casidsid HJM, Quddus F, Burland E, Katz A, Santos RG, Phillips-Beck W, Sanguins J, Owczar H. Birth and Early Childhood Outcomes in Families Receiving an Unconditional Prenatal Cash Benefit. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2526996.

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Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, Thaweethai T, Alicic R, Atchley-Challenner R, Chung A, Goldberg MP, Horowitz CR, Jacobson KB, Kelly JD, Knight S, Lutrick K, Mudumbi P, Parthasarathy S, Prendergast H, Quintana Y, Sharareh N, Shellito J, Sherif ZA, Taylor BD, Taylor E, Tsevat J, Wiley Z, Williams NJ, Yee L, Aponte-Soto L, Baissary J, Berry J, Charney AW, Costantine MM, Duven AM, Erdmann N, Ernst KC, Feuerriegel EM, Flaherman VJ, Go M, Hawkins K, Jacoby V, John J, Kelly S, Kindred E, Laiyemo A, Levitan EB, Levy BD, Logue JK, Marathe JG, Martin JN, McComsey GA, Metz TD, Minor T, Montgomery AP, Mullington JM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Peluso MJ, Pogreba-Brown K, Raissy H, Rosas JM, Singh U, VanWagoner T, Clark CR, Karlson EW. Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Sep; 178(9):1287-1297.

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Arnold NS, Resztak J, Witonsky D, Alazizi A, Noren Hooten N, Evans MK, Odero-Marah V, Dluzen DF, Pique-Regi R, Luca F. Living in poverty is associated with gene expression changes in immune cells. Genetics. 2025 Jul 09; 230(3).

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