Neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health among Canadians: Are we equally at risk?

作者：White Heather L^*; Matheson Flora I; Moineddin Rahim; Dunn James R; Glazier Richard H

来源：Health & Place, 2011, 17(1): 361-369.

DOI：10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.016

• Residence characteristics
• Socioeconomic factors
• Geographic factors
• Health status

Individual-level data from the Canadian Community Health Survey was combined with area-level data from the 2001 Canada Census to explore the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health (n=120,290). While neighbourhood deprivation was a significant predictor of fair/poor health in all geographic regions (OR=1.11: 95% CI: 1.08, 1.14), living on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts exacerbated the detrimental effects of neighbourhood deprivation on the perceived health of respondents (OR=1.21; 1.28). By failing to explore regional variations in risk, we could fail to identify areas where provincial policies may interact with neighbourhood factors to reinforce health inequalities amongst deprived communities.

• 出版日期2011-1