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Regional indices of socio-economic and health inequalities: a tool for public health programming.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | LILLINI, R. MASANOTTI, G. BIANCONI, F. GILI, A. STRACCI, F. LA ROSA, F. VERCELLI, M. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | SummaryObjectivesThe aim was to provide an affordable method of computing socio-economic (SE) deprivation indices at the regional level, in order to reveal the specific aspects of the relationship between SE inequalities and health outcomes. The Umbria Region Socio-Health Index (USHI) was computed and compared with the Italian National Deprivation Index at the Umbria regional level (NDI-U).MethodsThe USHI was computed by applying factor analysis to census tract SE variables correlated with general mortality and validated through comparison with the NDI-U.ResultsOverall mortality presented linear positive trends in USHI, while trends in NDI-U proved non-linear or non-significant. Similar results were obtained with regard to specific causes of death according to deprivation groups, gender and age.ConclusionsThe USHI better describes a local population in terms of health-related SE status. Policy-makers could therefore adopt this method in order to obtain a better picture of SE-associated health conditions in regional populations and to target strategies for reducing health inequalities. |
| Related Links | https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC6953449&blobtype=pdf |
| Page Count | 11 |
| ISSN | 11212233 |
| Journal | Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene [J Prev Med Hyg] |
| Volume Number | 60 |
| DOI | 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.4.1257 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC6953449 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| PubMed reference number | 31967087 |
| e-ISSN | 24214248 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pacini Editore Srl |
| Publisher Date | 2019-12-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. ©2019 Pacini Editore SRL, Pisa, Italy |
| Subject Keyword | Public health Socio-economic status Socio-economic indices Inequalities in health Health care resources |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Infectious Diseases Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
