Socioeconomic Inequalities in Non-Communicable Diseases and Self Assessed Health in Turkey

Sozmen K., ÜNAL B.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.736-748, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.736-748
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic disease, Self assessed health, Inequality, Decomposition method
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Inequities in health need to be monitored and necessary actions should be taken to reduce them. This study aimed to determine the socioeconomic distribution of self-reported chronic diseases and self-assessed health (SAH) in Turkey and try to evaluate the determinants of such inequalities in terms of their contributions.