Inequalities in health-related quality of life and the contribution from socioeconomic status: evidence from Tibet, China
| Autor: | Xiaolu Li, Hua You, Hai Gu, Nan Cui, JieAnNaMu, Xinpeng Xu, Jinghong Gu, Yun Kou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male China medicine.medical_specialty Index (economics) Inequality media_common.quotation_subject Population Tibet 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Humans Medicine Health related quality of life 030212 general & internal medicine education Socioeconomic status Aged Health inequality media_common education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Health Status Disparities Middle Aged Health Surveys Health equity Cross-Sectional Studies Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Income Linear Models Quality of Life Female Biostatistics 0305 other medical science business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-020-08790-7 |
| Popis: | Background This study aimed to understand the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the contribution of SES to health inequality among Tibetans of agricultural and pastoral areas (APA) in Tibet, China. Methods The data were from Health Survey of Tibetans in APA conducted in 2014. A total of 816 respondents were enrolled for the analysis Multiple linear regression was employed to examine the relationship between SES and HRQoL. Concentration index (CI) was used to measure the degree of health inequality and a Wagstaff-type CI decomposition method was applied to measure the contribution of SES to inequality. Results SES had significant association with HRQoL among the Tibetans in APA. The high SES group was more likely to have a higher Eq-5d index (0.77 vs. 0.67, P P Conclusion The results showed SES is positively associated with HRQoL among Tibetans in APA. There was a slight pro-rich inequality in the health of the participants and most health inequality was attributable to SES. This study is helpful in gaining an insight into the HRQoL, health inequality and the relationship between SES and health inequality among Tibetans of APA in China. |
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