scholarly journals An investigation of social inequalities in help-seeking and use of health services for fertility problems in a population-based sample of UK women

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Morris ◽  
Laura Oakley ◽  
Noreen Maconochie ◽  
Pat Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Fertility Problems ◽  
Use Of Health Services

scholarly journals Social inequalities in health among the elderly

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. s198-s208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros ◽  
Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco ◽  
Margareth Guimarães Lima ◽  
Chester Luiz Galvão César
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Use Of Health Services

The aim of the present study was to assess social inequalities in health status, health behavior and the use of health services based on education level. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out involving 1,518 elderly residents of Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. Significant demographic and social differences were found between schooling strata. Elderly individuals with a higher degree of schooling are in greater proportion alcohol drinkers, physically active, have healthier diets and a lower prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dizziness, headaches, back pain, visual impairment and denture use, and better self-rated health. But, there were no differences in the use of health services in the previous two weeks, in hospitalizations or surgeries in the previous year, nor in medicine intake over the previous three days. Among elderly people with hypertension and diabetes, there were no differences in the regular use of health services and medication. The results demonstrate social inequalities in different health indicators, along with equity in access to some health service components.

Social Inequalities in Perceived Health and the Use of Health Services in a Southern European Urban Area

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carme Borrell ◽  
Izabella Rohlfs ◽  
Josep Ferrando ◽  
M. Isabel Pasarín ◽  
Felicitas Domínguez-Berjón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Use Of Health Services

scholarly journals The arrogance of insight?

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Perkins ◽  
Parimala Moodley
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Psychological Models ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Use Of Health Services

People's beliefs about illness, distress and disability profoundly influence their experience of, and responses to, such problems. Medical anthropologists have long recognised the importance of explanatory models of physical illness and the impact of these on the provision and use of health services. Similarly, psychological models of physical illness and related behaviour stress the importance of the ways in which people conceptualise or understand their difficulties. These are central in determining emotional responses to illness, help-seeking and illness-related behaviours, attitudes towards and compliance with treatment. Eisenbruch (1990) argues that, “the culturally constructed ideas held by the patient about the cause and nature of disease” are as important in relation to mental distress and disturbance. Help-seeking behaviour, attitudes towards and compliance with treatment are of central concern in psychiatry and all of these are influenced by people's understandings of their difficulties. Yet relatively little attention has been paid to the ways in which people conceptualise their mental distress.

Use of health services by Finnish employees in regard to health-related factors: the population-based Health 2000 study

2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annukka Ikonen ◽  
Kimmo Räsänen ◽  
Pirjo Manninen ◽  
Maria Rautio ◽  
Päivi Husman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Use Of Health Services

Social Inequalities in Perceived Health and the use of Health Services in a Southern European Urban Area

2020 ◽  
pp. 273-294
Author(s):  
Carme Borrell ◽  
Izabella Rohlfs ◽  
Josep Ferrando ◽  
M. Isabel Pasarín ◽  
Felicitas Domínguez-Berjón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Use Of Health Services

scholarly journals Survey on the use of health services by adult men: prevalence rates and associated factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Oliveira de Arruda ◽  
Sonia Silva Marcon
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Curative Care ◽  
Use Of Health Services

Objective estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with the use of health services by men between 20 and 59 years of age. Method population-based, cross-sectional domestic survey undertaken with 421 adult men, selected through systematic random sampling. The data were collected through a structured instrument and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with multiple logistic regression. Results the prevalence rate of health service use during the three months before the interviews was 42.8%, being higher among unemployed men with a religious creed who used private hospitals more frequently, had been hospitalized in the previous 12 months and referred some disease. Conclusion the prevalence of health service use by adult men does not differ from other studies and was considered high. It shows to be related with the need for curative care, based on the associated factors found.

scholarly journals P2-234 Self-reported hearing loss and use of health services for elderly: a population based study in Sao Paulo city, Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A286-A286
Author(s):  
K. M. Paiva ◽  
N. Farias ◽  
C. L. G. Cesar ◽  
M. B. de Azevedo Barros ◽  
L. Carandina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Use Of Health Services

scholarly journals Men's health: a population-based study on social inequalities

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 2133-2142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tássia Fraga Bastos ◽  
Maria Cecília Goi Porto Alves ◽  
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros ◽  
Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Health Status Indicators ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study

This study evaluates social inequalities in health according to level of schooling in the male population. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study with a sample of 449 men ranging from 20 to 59 years of age and living in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. The chi-square test was used to verify associations, and a Poisson regression model was used to estimate crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. Men with less schooling showed higher rates of alcohol consumption and dependence, smoking, sedentary lifestyle during leisure time, and less healthy eating habits, in addition to higher prevalence of bad or very bad self-rated health, at least one chronic disease, hypertension, and other health problems. No differences were detected between the two schooling strata in terms of use of health services, except for dental services. The findings point to social inequality in health-related behaviors and in some health status indicators. However, possible equity was observed in the use of nearly all types of health services.

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