The development of socio-economic health differences in childhood: results of the Dutch longitudinal PIAMA birth cohort

Background  

People with higher socio-economic status (SES) are generally in better health. Less is known about when these socio-economic health differences set in during childhood and how they develop over time. The goal of this study was to prospectively study the development of socio-economic health differences in the Netherlands, and to investigate possible explanations for socio-economic variation in childhood health.     

Socio-economic inequalities in physical activity practice among Italian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Aim  

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether socio-economic inequalities in the practice of physical activity existed among children and adolescents, using different indicators of socio-economic status (SES).     

Mothers' education but not fathers' education,household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda

Background  

Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not accurately predict inequalities in children. Others are not intervention feasible.     

Insights into social disparities in smoking prevalence using Mosaic,a novel measure of socioeconomic status: an analysis using a large primary care dataset

Background  

There are well-established socio-economic differences in the prevalence of smoking in the UK, but conventional socio-economic measures may not capture the range and degree of these associations. We have used a commercial geodemographic profiling system, Mosaic, to explore associations with smoking prevalence in a large primary care dataset and to establish whether this tool provides new insights into socio-economic determinants of smoking.     

Investigating socio-economic-demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi,Pakistan

Background  

To investigate the socio-economic and demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.     

An assessment of socio-economic inequalities in health among elderly in Greece, Italy and Spain

Objective  

This study explores socio-economic inequalities in health among Mediterranean people aged 50 or higher.     

Socioeconomic,health, and dietary determinants of multivitamin supplements use in Belgium

Objective  

This study aimed at investigating the use of multivitamin supplements in relationship to dietary pattern, socio-economic conditions and some health indicators.     

To what extent does IQ 'explain' socio-economic variations in function?

Background  

The aims of this study were to examine the extent to which higher intellectual abilities protect higher socio-economic groups from functional decline and to examine whether the contribution of intellectual abilities is independent of childhood deprivation and low birth weight and other socio-economic and developmental factors in early life.     

Using extended concentration and achievement indices to study socioeconomic inequality in chronic childhood malnutrition: the case of Nigeria

Objectives  

To assess and quantify the magnitude of inequalities in under-five child malnutrition, particularly those ascribable to socio-economic status     

The use of end-quintile comparisons to identify under-servicing of the poor and over-servicing of the rich: A longitudinal study describing the effect of socioeconomic status on healthcare

Background  

To demonstrate the use of end-quintile comparisons in assessing the effect of socio-economic status on hospital utilisation and outcomes in Western Australia.     

Socio-economic status and psychosocial functioning of internally displaced adolescents and adolescents from Belgrade

Objectives  

This study aimed at investigating the differences between internally displaced adolescents and adolescents from Belgrade in relation to socio-economic status and psychosocial functioning.     

Nutritional status of children in India: household socio-economic condition as the contextual determinant

Background  

Despite recent achievement in economic progress in India, the fruit of development has failed to secure a better nutritional status among all children of the country. Growing evidence suggest there exists a socio-economic gradient of childhood malnutrition in India. The present paper is an attempt to measure the extent of socio-economic inequality in chronic childhood malnutrition across major states of India and to realize the role of household socio-economic status (SES) as the contextual determinant of nutritional status of children.     

Influence of socio-economic status on habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior in 8- to 11-year old children

Background  

While socio-economic status has been shown to be an important determinant of health and physical activity in adults, results for children and adolescents are less consistent. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine whether physical activity and sedentary behavior differs in children by socio-economic status (SES) independent of body mass index.     

Adolescents’ education and their diet recorded by 7-day food records

Objectives  

To investigate associations between dietary habits and socio-economic status in adolescents (Ghent, Belgium).     

Correlates of socio-economic inequalities in women's television viewing: a study of intrapersonal,social and environmental mediators

Introduction  

Socio-economically disadvantaged women are at a greater risk of spending excess time engaged in television viewing, a behavior linked to several adverse health outcomes. However, the factors which explain socio-economic differences in television viewing are unknown. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of intrapersonal, social and environmental factors to mediating socio-economic (educational) inequalities in women's television viewing.     

Poor housing,good health: a comparison of formal and informal housing in Johannesburg,South Africa

Objectives  

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between housing, demographic, socio-economic, social factors and health, in poor urban communities in Johannesburg, South Africa.     

Possible relationship among socio-economic determinants,knowledge and practices on lymphatic filariasis and implication for disease elimination in India

Objective  

To assess the socio-economic determinants, knowledge and practices on lymphatic filariasis in India and discuss the implications for elimination.     

Health-related knowledge and preferences in low socio-economic kindergarteners

Objective  

The aim of the present study was to determine physical activity (PA) and nutrition knowledge and preferences in low socio-economic status kindergarten children.     

Inequalities in health: a comparative study between ethnic Norwegians and Pakistanis in Oslo, Norway

Background  

The objective of the study was to observe the inequality in health from the perspective of socio-economic factors in relation to ethnic Pakistanis and ethnic Norwegians in Oslo, Norway.     

Influence of household demographic and socio-economic factors on household expenditure on tobacco in six New Independent States

Background  

To identify demographic and socio-economic factors that are associated with household expenditure on tobacco in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, and Tajikistan.