Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in self assessed health in Turkey

Sozmen K., Baydur H., Simsek H., ÜNAL B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, vol.11, 2012 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-73
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Self assessed health, Socioeconomic inequality, Decomposition method, Turkey, RATED HEALTH, MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS, REPORTED HEALTH, DETERMINANTS, POPULATION, INCOME, CARE, GENDER, CHOICE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to measure socioeconomic inequalities in Self Assessed Health (SAH) and evaluate the determinants of such inequalities in terms of their contributions amongst the Turkish population.