A Pilot Study for Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health among Jordanian Adolescents

Alshammari, Abdullah S.; Pikó, Bettina

doi:10.21608/jhiph.2019.63793

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“…For example, male students reported they did not have enough food at home more frequently than female students. Likewise, males reported eating fewer fruit and vegetables daily compared to their female counterparts; this finding is consistent with previous Jordanian studies [ 30 , 33 ]. In terms of an unhealthy diet, male students were more likely to report drinking carbonated soft drinks and eating more fast food than females.…”

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“…Among the few Jordanian studies that have been conducted, Obeisat and Gharaibeh [ 29 ] reported that boys and adolescents with a higher family income were more likely to engage in physical activity [ 29 ]. Alshammari and Piko [ 30 ] found that fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with higher parental education, while fast food consumption was associated with higher family affluence. In terms of smoking, initiators of smoking were more likely to be males and those with less educated parents [ 31 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine the role of a set of social differences (namely, gender, parental education, and family affluence) in students’ health behaviours (such as dietary habits, hygienic behaviour, physical activity, and smoking) among Jordanian adolescents. We chose these measures since (a) these are the most relevant risk factors for adolescents’ future health [ 8 , 19 , 21 , 29 , 30 , 31 ] and (b) these measures are often used in other studies from the Arab world, and thus findings would be useful for comparison purposes and the determination of future directions in health education programmes. We primarily aimed to calculate odds ratios (OR) to determine the odds of these acting as risk factors, which is very practical in public health.…”

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Social Differences in Health Behaviours among Jordanian Adolescents

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Social differences are evident in both developed and developing countries. During adolescence, there are limited differences in morbidity and mortality, but differences do appear in terms of health behaviours. This study aims to examine the relationship(s) between social differences and students’ health behaviours. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 with a sample of high school students (N = 2741, aged 13–18 years) in Jordan. Besides descriptive statistics, bivariate logistic regression analysis was used to detect the odds risk for each social difference indicator. Females were engaged in more healthy dietary and hygienic behaviours and less engaged in smoking. Males were more physically active. Adolescents with a higher parental education level were more engaged in healthy behaviours; however, they drank carbonated soft drinks and ate fast food more often. Higher SES (socioeconomic status) self-evaluation was positively associated with eating breakfast and fruit and vegetables, being physically active, drinking carbonated soft drinks, eating fast food, and smoking. Our findings suggest that socioeconomic differences are important to understanding Jordanian adolescents’ health behaviours. While females tend to engage in more healthy behaviours, the role of parental education and perceived family affluence is not always beneficial in terms of adolescents’ dietary habits, hygienic behaviour, or smoking.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 99%