Health inequalities in Argentina and Italy: A comparative analysis of the relation between socio-economic and perceived health conditions

Sarti, Simone; Espínola, Solange Rodriguez

doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2018.04.004

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“…Moreover, they can count on more social relations (with doctors or informed people). Regardless of the reasons, our findings indicate that variations in education contribute more strongly to health disparities in Italy than geographical factors, in accordance with findings by Etilé and Milcent [ 22 ], Franzini and Giannoni [ 23 ] and Sarti and Rodrigez [ 44 ]. However, Costa et al [ 15 ] found that low education has a more negative impact on SRH in southern regions and disadvantaged areas in Italy, than in northern and more privileged areas.…”

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The effect of objective income and perceived economic resources on self-rated health

Cialani

Mortazavi

2020

Int J Equity Health

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Background Several studies have demonstrated that self-rated health status is affected by socioeconomic variables. However, there is little knowledge about whether perceived economic resources affect people’s health. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-rated health status and different measures of income. Specifically, the effect of both objective income and perceived economic resources are estimated for a very large sample of households in Italy. By estimating this relationship, this paper aims at filling the previously mentioned gap. Methods The data used are from the 2015 European Health Interview Survey and were collected using information from approximately 16,000 households in 562 Italian municipalities. Ordinary and generalized ordered probit models were used in estimating the effects of a set of covariates, among others measures of income, on the self-rated health status. Results The results suggest that the subjective income, measured by the perceived economic resources, affects the probability of reporting a higher self-rate health status more than objective income. The results also indicate that other variables, such as age, educational level, presence/absence of chronic disease, and employment status, affect self-rated health more significantly than objective income. It is also found that males report more frequently higher rating than females. Conclusions Our analysis demonstrates that perceived income affects significantly self-rated health. While self-perceived economic resources have been used to assess economic well-being and satisfaction, they can also be used to assess stress levels and related health outcomes. Our findings suggest that low subjective income adversely affects subjective health. Therefore, it is important to distinguish between effects of income and individuals’ perceptions of their economic resources or overall financial situation on their health. From a gender perspective, our results show that females are less likely to have high rating than males. However, as females perceive an improved economic situation, on the margin, the likelihood of a higher self-rated health increases compared to males.

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The effect of objective income and perceived economic resources on self-rated health

Cialani

Mortazavi

2020

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“…Pero, en general y observando las otras categorías, la asociación entre el estatus socioeconómico y el malestar psicológico parece estar más influido por la educación en la Argentina que en Italia; en Italia, los diferenciales para las clases trabajadora y media con respecto a la clase más alta son menos importantes. Estos resultados confirman un estudio precedente, llevado a cabo con datos de los años 2013-2016 (Sarti & Rodríguez Espínola, 2018).…”

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“…Social groups in advantaged educational and occupational positions exhibit better health than disadvantaged groups. We present some descriptive statistics on the overall situation in the two countries, and we then analyse data stemming from two surveys that collected individual information on social conditions and health statuses (OASD from 2017to 2018, and "EHIS -European Health Interview Survey", ISTAT 2015. e findings show 1.…”

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Desigualdades socioeconómicas en salud en la Argentina e Italia en 2015-2018

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En la literatura hay una falta de investigación acerca de las desigualdades en salud en Sudamérica y sus diferencias con respecto a las de los países desarrollados. Como en Italia se han registrado tendencias similares en los últimos años y muestra similaridades con la Argentina, se ha decidido utilizar el país mediterráneo con fines comparativos. La hipótesis planteada consistió en que, más allá de las diferencias estructurales, las desigualdades en salud presentarían patrones similares en ambos países, caracterizados por una economía capitalista. Los grupos sociales en posiciones educativas y ocupacionales favorables exhibirían un mejor estado de salud que los grupos desfavorecidos. Se presentaron algunas estadísticas descriptivas sobre la situación general en los dos países, y luego se analizaron datos provenientes de dos encuestas que recolectan información individual sobre condiciones sociales y estados de salud (EDSA, de 2017 a 2018, y “EHIS - European Health Interview Survey”, ISTAT, 2015). Los resultados muestran que la Argentina e Italia poseen diferentes niveles de bienestar, tasa de mortalidad y servicios de salud, pero que las disparidades relativas en salud parecen muy similares, confirmando la hipótesis de Marmot (2017) sobre la forma general de las desigualdades en salud. Trabajadores manuales y precarios, particularmente las personas desempleadas, sistemáticamente presentan un peor estado de salud percibido con respecto a las clases sociales más altas.

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“…Undercutting these abovementioned broad issues was the finding that women often demonstrated relatively poor health awareness and fewer opportunities to access such education compared to men, compounded by socioeconomic and functional inequalities that are consistent across the literature ( Tweed et al, 2018 , Sarti and Espinola, 2018 ). This highlights the limited reach that current efforts have when familial demands prevent women from screening.…”

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Health inequalities in Argentina and Italy: A comparative analysis of the relation between socio-economic and perceived health conditions

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

The effect of objective income and perceived economic resources on self-rated health

The effect of objective income and perceived economic resources on self-rated health

Desigualdades socioeconómicas en salud en la Argentina e Italia en 2015-2018

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