Inequalities in health-related quality of life and the contribution from socioeconomic status: evidence from Tibet, China

Autor: JieAnNaMu, Xinpeng Xu, Hua You, Hai Gu, Jinghong Gu, Xiaolu Li, Nan Cui, Yun Kou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08790-7
Popis: Abstract 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
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