Social determinants of self-reported health for Canada's indigenous peoples: a public health approach

Bethune, R.; Absher, Nafisa; Obiagwu, M.; Qarmout, Tamer; Steeves, Megan; Yaghoubi, Mohsen; Tikoo, Richa; Szafron, Michael; Dell, Colleen Anne; Farag, Marwa

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.007

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“…This conclusion requires intense further research. High, or low, rate of participation of women in society can be linked, indirectly or directly, to other factors studied earlier, such as friendly neighborhood [9,12,17] psycho-social environment [9,15], social support [22,27], marital status [23,31], or even culture [8,16]. The second interesting determinant was the percentage of the working-age population.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…We were a little bit surprised that both models did not confirm the relationship between GDP and life expectancies. We have expected to bear out the existence of this link based on previous studies that identify income as a major SDH [2,8,9,11,13,16,19,22,28] and, additionally, research that positively verified the impact of GDP or national wealth [17,23].…”

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“…Orpana and Lemyre introduce a division into three broad categories: material/structural, behavioral/lifestyle, and psychosocial mechanisms [7]. Bethune and colleagues propose to group SDH into the following categories: the structural factors having a distal character, which is rooted in socioeconomics and politics (like income, education, and gender) and the intermediary determinants regarded as proximal ones that flow out of the structural determinants (like stressors or social isolation) [8]. Table 1.…”

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Does “Rural” Always Mean the Same? Macrosocial Determinants of Rural Populations’ Health in Poland

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Rural areas, as well as urban ones, are not homogeneous in terms of social and economic conditions. Those surrounding large urban centers (suburban rural areas) act different roles than those located in remote areas. This study aims to measure the level of inequalities in social determinants of health (SDH) between two categories of rural areas. We pose the following research hypotheses: (hypothesis H1) rural areas in Poland are relatively homogenous in the context of SDH and (hypothesis H2) SDH affects life expectancies of rural residents. Based on data covering all rural territories, we found that rural areas in Poland are homogenous in SDH. We also find important determinants of health rooted in a demographic structure—the feminization index and a ratio of the working-age population. On the other hand, we cannot confirm the influence of commonly used SDH-GDP and unemployment rate.

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Does “Rural” Always Mean the Same? Macrosocial Determinants of Rural Populations’ Health in Poland

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“…Most of the literature on residents’ health are based on the theory of the demand for health (Grossman, 1972) to explore the determinants of health from dimensions like age, gender, income level and social capital, etc. [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]. At the micro level, age, gender, educational level, marital status, environmental quality, water quality, sanitation level, income level and religious beliefs all have an impact on the health of rural residents [11,12,13,14,15,16,17].…”

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Effect of Land Expropriation on Land-Lost Farmers’ Health: Empirical Evidence from Rural China

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With rapid urbanization and industry development, China has witnessed substantial land acquisition. Using the rural household survey data, this paper examines the impact of land expropriation on land-lost farmers’ self-reported health with the ordered probit model and investigates the possible mechanisms. The results show that the land expropriation puts higher health risks over those land-lost farmers and the health status of land-lost farmers is significantly worse than that of those with land. Land expropriation has a negative impact on the land-lost farmer’s health through income effects and psychological effects. The health status of land-lost farmers can be enhanced through amending current land requisition policies, increasing the amount of compensation, improving the earning capacity of land-lost farmers and strengthening mental health education.

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“…The second mechanism, in which MVM users intrinsically harbour greater positive views about their health, may be explained in part by certain combinations of sociodemographic determinants that influence selfreported health. While age, sex, income, education and location of residence have been previously shown to affect self-reported health in diverse populations, [46][47][48] combinations of other characteristics may also cause MVM users to harbour intrinsically more positive views regarding their health in the absence of clinical differences. Further research is necessary to elucidate these characteristics.…”

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Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study

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ObjectiveMultiple clinical trials fail to identify clinically measurable health benefits of daily multivitamin and multimineral (MVM) consumption in the general adult population. Understanding the determinants of widespread use of MVMs may guide efforts to better educate the public about effective nutritional practices. The objective of this study was to compare self-reported and clinically measurable health outcomes among MVM users and non-users in a large, nationally representative adult civilian non-institutionalised population in the USA surveyed on the use of complementary health practices.DesignCross-sectional analysis of the effect of MVM consumption on self-reported overall health and clinically measurable health outcomes.ParticipantsAdult MVM users and non-users from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (n=21 603).Primary and secondary outcome measuresFive psychological, physical, and functional health outcomes: (1) self-rated health status, (2) needing help with routine needs, (3) history of 10 chronic diseases, (4) presence of 19 health conditions in the past 12 months, and (5) Kessler 6-Item (K6) Psychological Distress Scale to measure non-specific psychological distress in the past month.ResultsAmong 4933 adult MVM users and 16 670 adult non-users, MVM users self-reported 30% better overall health than non-users (adjusted OR 1.31; 95% CI 1.17 to 1.46; false discovery rate adjusted p<0.001). There were no differences between MVM users and non-users in history of 10 chronic diseases, number of present health conditions, severity of current psychological distress on the K6 Scale and rates of needing help with daily activities. No effect modification was observed after stratification by sex, education, and race.ConclusionsMVM users self-reported better overall health despite no apparent differences in clinically measurable health outcomes. These results suggest that widespread use of multivitamins in adults may be a result of individuals’ positive expectation that multivitamin use leads to better health outcomes or a self-selection bias in which MVM users intrinsically harbour more positive views regarding their health.

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Social determinants of self-reported health for Canada's indigenous peoples: a public health approach

Cited by 32 publications

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Does “Rural” Always Mean the Same? Macrosocial Determinants of Rural Populations’ Health in Poland

Does “Rural” Always Mean the Same? Macrosocial Determinants of Rural Populations’ Health in Poland

Effect of Land Expropriation on Land-Lost Farmers’ Health: Empirical Evidence from Rural China

Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study

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