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

Sozmen K., ÜNAL B.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.43, no.6, pp.736-748, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.736-748
  • Keywords: Chronic disease, Self assessed health, Inequality, Decomposition method, RATED HEALTH, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, DETERMINANTS, ASSOCIATION, POPULATION, PREVALENCE, COUNTRIES, EQUITY, INDEX, WOMEN
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.