Socioeconomic distribution of health and health care utilization in a new town in Hong Kong, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 234-245, 2004.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To assess the association of socioeconomic indicators with various chronic and acute illnesses and the utilization of public health care in a new town in Hong Kong, China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Illness experience and socioeconomic and demographic data of 7570 residents from 2022 randomly selected households were collected through telephone interviews. The relationships between socioeconomic indicators and illnesses/choice of health care were explored using stepwise logistic regressions after adjusting for sex and age.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Significant positive associations were noted between low household income and diabetes mellitus, any chronic illnesses among adults and flu among younger subjects; low educational level and accident-related illness among adults; being born in Chinese mainland and flu, any acute illness in adults. For the utilization of public health care, low household income was the most consistent risk factor.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This study did not demonstrate a unidirectional socioeconomic gradient in health but supported the hypothesis that socioeconomic deprivation was associated with the utilization of public health care.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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China
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Características de Residência
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Fatores Sexuais
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Doença Aguda
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Doença Crônica
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Epidemiologia
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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