Employment Status and Health Literacy in Denmark: A Population-Based Study
| Autor: | Christian Torp-Pedersen, Ida Wagner Svendsen, Majbritt Tang Svendsen, Henrik Bøggild, Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff, Carsten Kronborg Bak, Maria Busk Damgaard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Employment
Health (social science) cross sectional study health promotion Cross-sectional study Denmark Population Health literacy Health Promotion Odds HLS-EU-Q16 Surveys and Questionnaires occupation Humans education Socioeconomic status Employment/statistics & numerical data education.field_of_study Health Literacy/statistics & numerical data economic public support Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Health equity Health Literacy Society Journal Archive Cross-Sectional Studies Health promotion register data Original Article Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Svendsen, I W, Damgaard, M B, Bak, C K, Bøggild, H, Torp-Pedersen, C, Svendsen, M T & Berg-Beckhoff, G 2021, ' Employment Status and Health Literacy in Denmark : A Population-Based Study ', International Journal of Public Health, vol. 66, 598083 . https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.598083 International Journal of Public Health Svendsen, I W, Damgaard, M B, Bak, C K, Boggild, H, Torp-Pedersen, C, Svendsen, M T & Berg-Beckhoff, G 2021, ' Employment Status and Health Literacy in Denmark: A Population-Based Study ', International journal of public health, vol. 66, 598083 . https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.598083 |
| ISSN: | 1661-8564 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/ijph.2021.598083 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Examining whether specific population groups who are not working and those who have an employment have the same health literacy level. Methods: Data were retrieved from a nationally representative cross-sectional study of the Danish population conducted with the health literacy questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) in 2016 and 2017. Socio-demographic characteristics were drawn from national registers. Odds ratio for the association between employment status and health literacy was estimated from logistic regression models, adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics. Probability weights were used to adjust for differences in responses. Results: Logistic regression analyses showed that receiving unemployment benefits, social assistance, employment and support allowance, retirement pension and sickness benefit were significantly associated with having inadequate health literacy compared to being employed in any industry. The highest odds ratio for inadequate health literacy was present for receiving unemployment benefit OR = 1.78 (95 1.23-2.56). Conclusion: Population groups not working and receiving economic public support have higher odds of inadequate health literacy competencies compared to those active in the labor force, considering age and socioeconomic factors. The result contributes to understanding health disparities in connection to occupational situation. Objectives: Examining whether specific population groups who are not working and those who have an employment have the same health literacy level. Methods: Data were retrieved from a nationally representative cross-sectional study of the Danish population conducted with the health literacy questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) in 2016 and 2017. Socio-demographic characteristics were drawn from national registers. Odds ratio for the association between employment status and health literacy was estimated from logistic regression models, adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics. Probability weights were used to adjust for differences in responses. Results: Logistic regression analyses showed that receiving unemployment benefits, social assistance, employment and support allowance, retirement pension and sickness benefit were significantly associated with having inadequate health literacy compared to being employed in any industry. The highest odds ratio for inadequate health literacy was present for receiving unemployment benefit OR = 1.78 (95% CI: 1.23-2.56). Conclusion: Population groups not working and receiving economic public support have higher odds of inadequate health literacy competencies compared to those active in the labor force, considering age and socioeconomic factors. The result contributes to understanding health disparities in connection to occupational situation. |
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