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Deprivation is associated with worse physical and mental health beyond income poverty: a population-based household survey among Chinese adults

verfasst von: Roger Yat-Nork Chung, Gary Ka-Ki Chung, David Gordon, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong, Dicken Chan, Maggie Ka-Wai Lau, Vera Mun-Yu Tang, Hung Wong

Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research | Ausgabe 8/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

In studying health inequality, poverty as measured by income is frequently used; however, this omits the aspects of non-monetary resources and social barriers to achieving improved living standard. Therefore, our study aimed to examine the associations of individual-level deprivation of material and social necessities with general physical and mental health beyond that of income poverty.

Methods

A territory-wide two-stage stratified random sample of 2282 community-dwelling Hong Kong adults was surveyed between 2014 and 2015. Income poverty and a Deprivation Index were used as the main independent variables. General health was assessed using the validated 12-item Short-Form Health Survey version 2, from which physical component summary and mental component summary were derived.

Results

Our results in multivariable ordinal logistic regressions consistently showed that, after adjusting for income poverty, socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, being deprived was significantly associated with worse physical (OR 1.66; CI 1.25–2.20) and mental health (OR 1.83; CI 1.43–2.35). Being income poor was also significantly associated with worse mental health (OR 1.63; CI 1.28–2.09) but only marginally with physical health (OR 1.34; CI 1.00–1.80) after adjustments.

Conclusions

Income does not capture all aspects of poverty that are associated with adverse health outcomes. Deprivation of non-monetary resources has an independent effect on general health above and beyond the effect of income poverty. Policies should move beyond endowment and take into account the multidimensionality of poverty, in order to address the problem of health inequality.

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Titel: Deprivation is associated with worse physical and mental health beyond income poverty: a population-based household survey among Chinese adults
verfasst von: Roger Yat-Nork Chung
Gary Ka-Ki Chung
David Gordon
Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong
Dicken Chan
Maggie Ka-Wai Lau
Vera Mun-Yu Tang
Hung Wong
Publikationsdatum: 14.05.2018
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research / Ausgabe 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1863-y

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