scholarly journals The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110158
Author(s):  
Marte Kjøllesdal ◽  
Katrine Skyrud ◽  
Abdi Gele ◽  
Trude Arnesen ◽  
Hilde Kløvstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Crowded Housing

Aim: Immigrants in Norway have higher COVID-19 notification and hospitalisation rates than Norwegian-born individuals. The knowledge about the role of socioeconomic factors to explain these differences is limited. We investigate the relationship between socioeconomic indicators at group level and epidemiological data for all notified cases of COVID-19 and related hospitalisations among the 23 largest immigrant groups in Norway. Methods: We used data on all notified COVID-19 cases in Norway up to 15 November 2020, and associated hospitalisations, from the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases and the emergency preparedness register at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. We report notified COVID-19 cases and associated hospitalisation rates per 100,000 and their correlation to income, education, unemployment, crowded housing and years of residency at the group level. Results: Crowded housing and low income at a group level were correlated with rates of both notified cases of COVID-19 (Pearson`s correlation coefficient 0.77 and 0.52) and related hospitalisations (0.72, 0.50). In addition, low educational level and unemployment were correlated with a high number of notified cases. Conclusions: Immigrant groups living in disadvantaged socioeconomic positions are important to target with preventive measures for COVID-19. This must include targeted interventions for low-income families living in overcrowded households.

scholarly journals The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-657
Author(s):  
James N. Druckman ◽  
Katherine Ognyanova ◽  
Matthew A. Baum ◽  
David Lazer ◽  
Roy H. Perlis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Large Survey ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Concerns about misperceptions among the public are rampant. Yet, little work explores the correlates of misperceptions in varying contexts – that is, how do factors such as group affiliations, media exposure, and lived experiences correlate with the number of misperceptions people hold? We address these questions by investigating misperceptions about COVID-19, focusing on the role of racial/ethnic, religious, and partisan groups. Using a large survey, we find the number of correct beliefs held by individuals far dwarfs the number of misperceptions. When it comes to misperceptions, we find that minorities, those with high levels of religiosity, and those with strong partisan identities – across parties – hold a substantially greater number of misperceptions than those with contrasting group affiliations. Moreover, we show other variables (e.g., social media usage, number of COVID-19 cases in one’s county) do not have such strong relationships with misperceptions, and the group-level results do not reflect acquiescence to believing any information regardless of its truth value. Our results accentuate the importance of studying group-level misperceptions on other scientific and political issues and developing targeted interventions for these groups.

Early onset of overweight among children from low‐income families: The role of exclusive breastfeeding and maternal intake of ultra‐processed food

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanne Mayara Magalhães Melo ◽  
Bruna Larine Lemos Fontes Silva Dourado ◽  
Risia Cristina Egito Menezes ◽  
Giovana Longo‐Silva ◽  
Jonas Augusto Cardoso Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Low Income Families

The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Policy in the Neoliberal City: Implications for Social Struggle in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati

10.1068/a4045 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 2674-2692 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Addie Jean-Paul
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
The Political ◽  
Individual Freedom ◽  
Free Markets ◽  
Social Struggle ◽  
Low Income Families

This paper explores the disparities between the ideological discourses and material outcomes of three key urban policies, contextually grounded within the neoliberalised social and institutional spaces of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. Whilst the rhetoric of neoliberal doctrine presents an emancipatory urban imaginary based upon individual freedom and the beneficent role of free markets, the embedding of the policies discussed accentuates the political and economical disenfranchisement of the most marginalised neighbourhood inhabitants. Moreover, the ability of this group to politically mobilise against hostile neoliberalisation and gentrification is undermined by the facilitation of out-migration of stable low-income families and community leaders, and the reproduction of the negative, criminal, and blighted aspects of Over-the-Rhine's environment. Neoliberalisation is seen to operate through material and discursive moments of social exclusion and in perpetuating sociospatial structures which justify the continued implementation of repressive political and regulatory projects. In concluding, I suggest neoliberal hegemony may be undermined through exposing the ways in which it reproduces and exacerbates the phenomena it condemns.

scholarly journals Father–toddler communication in low-income families: The role of paternal education and depressive symptoms

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenessa L. Malin ◽  
Elizabeth Karberg ◽  
Natasha J. Cabrera ◽  
Meredith Rowe ◽  
Tonia Cristaforo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Paternal Education ◽  
Low Income Families

Role of expendable income and price in food choice by low income families

Appetite ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 209-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cate Burns ◽  
Kay Cook ◽  
Helen Mavoa
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
Low Income Families

scholarly journals The Role of Emotion Regulation and Socialization in Behavioral Parent Training: A Proof-of-Concept Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Zachary ◽  
Deborah J. Jones ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
Donald H. Baucom ◽  
Rex L. Forehand
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Target Emotion ◽  
Low Income Families

Low-income families are less likely to effectively engage in Behavioral Parent Training (BPT), the standard of care for early-onset (3-8 years old) disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs); however, relatively little is known about predictors of treatment process and outcome within this vulnerable group. Given literature to suggest compromises associated with both low-income status and DBDs, this study examined the role of caregiver emotion regulation and socialization practices in 15 low-income families who participated in one evidence-based BPT program, Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC). Findings suggest baseline caregiver emotion regulation predicted variability in BPT treatment duration and outcomes, whereas baseline caregiver emotion socialization practices explained variation in the severity of child disruptive behaviors concurrently, as well as BPT treatment outcomes. Furthermore, BPT yielded pre- to posttreatment effect sizes that were equivalent to or better than treatments designed to more explicitly target emotion regulation and socialization processes. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.

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