Self-reported health as a cultural health determinant in Arab and Jewish Israelis

Baron‐Epel, Orna; Kaplan, Giora; Haviv-Messika, Amalia; Tarabeia, Jalal; Green, Manfred S.; Kaluski, Dorit Nitzan

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.022

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“…The present results point to the importance of all three SES measures in estimating social inequalities in health among Arabs in Israel. In contrast with a previous study,47 the present results indicate that education is associated with health in this population; those with 0–8 years of education showed a higher risk of LLI, compared to individuals with other higher education categories. The association found with the unique SES measure of land ownership – which is used here for the first time – most likely reflecting the owners’ social prestige and material resources,32 points to the potential of this SES measure in determining health among Arabs in Israel.…”

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Examining cultural, psychosocial, community and behavioural factors in relationship to socioeconomic inequalities in limiting longstanding illness among the Arab minority in Israel

Daoud

Soskolne

Manor

2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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The significant associations between SES and LLI suggest that formative policy to reduce SES-LLI disparities should emphasise creating opportunities for economic development to improve SES, which was the main predictor of inequalities. Combining strategies of community capacity building and reinforcement of individual inner resources might be complementary. Such conclusions might apply to other minorities in a similar context, for which future studies are required.

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Examining cultural, psychosocial, community and behavioural factors in relationship to socioeconomic inequalities in limiting longstanding illness among the Arab minority in Israel

Daoud

Soskolne

Manor

2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…As diff erent religious and cultural backgrounds might be associated with various health behaviors and outcomes, we assumed that the two communities might show diff erences in health status. Such diff erences have been described in several similar contexts in other cultures such as Arab and Jewish populations 7,8 . Th ere are no studies that examined diff erences in epidemiological parameters based on ethnic relocation in the area of former Yugoslavia.…”

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“…Th is is the fi rst report comparing these two entities for health outcomes twenty years after the division. Diff erences in health outcomes between the cultural and ethnic groups that inhabit the same territory have been previously described in other populations 7,8 . Both populations are Caucasian of mainly Slavic ancestry 14 , and genetic diff erences associated with recorded diff erences are not plausible, but cannot be completely excluded either.…”

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Socio-Cultural Effects on Mental Health and Common Chronic Diseases in Primary Care Patients in East and West Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Preliminary Results

Vasilj

Margetić

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SUMMARY -Since war activities, the previously mixed population of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, live in segregated parts of the town based on ethnicity. Th e aim of this study was to examine diff erences in health risks and health status between populations of the two parts of the town. Health status of 300 randomly selected primary care patients was evaluated by practicing family physicians in two main primary care centers in West and East Mostar. Each group consisted of 150 patients. Data were collected between December 2013 and May 2014. Patients were evaluated for smoking habit, alcohol consumption, body mass index, blood pressure and laboratory measurement of fasting glycemia. Family physicians provided diagnosis of chronic noninfectious diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, malignant disease, depression, and alcoholism). Th e two groups diff ered according to age, income, employment status, and rate of alcoholism and hypertension. Alcoholism (OR= 4.105; 95% CI 2.012-8.374) and hypertension (OR=1.972; 95% CI 1.253-3.976) were associated with inhabitants of West Mostar, adjusted for age, employment and income status on logistic regression. In conclusion, ethnic diff erences between inhabitants of the two parts of the town might infl uence health outcomes. Th ese are preliminary data and additional studies with larger samples and more specifi c questions considering nutrition and cultural issues are needed to detect the potential diff erences between the groups.

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“…(Ruzicka and Kane 1990) Numerous studies have used self-reported illness to measure health status because of its consistent relationships with future mortality in many countries and its direct link with policy changes. For instance, those who did not perceive the need would not be seeking health care even though the health care service is fully available (Idler and Benyamini 1997, Baron-Epel et al 2005, Nicholson et al 2005. However, the information on self-reported morbidity collected in various healthcare surveys might be affected by levels of accessibility to health care, health care consciousness, proxy reporting, standard of living and recall lapse.…”

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Emerging patterns of reported morbidity and hospitalisation in West Bengal, India

Ghosh

Arokiasamy

2010

Global Public Health

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This paper presents evidence on the levels, patterns and determinants of morbidity prevalence and hospitalisation in the state of West Bengal in India using data from the 60th round (2004) of the National Sample Survey Organisation on 'morbidity and health care'. The reported morbidity and hospitalisation rates were considerably higher in urban than in rural populations. Age indicated substantial effects on morbidity and hospitalisation in both rural and urban areas, with females reporting higher morbidity than males in urban areas. Caste, region and seasonal differences in morbidity prevalence were found significant only in rural areas, but socio-economic inequalities in the prevalence of morbidity and hospitalisation were lower in urban areas. Morbidity and hospitalisation rates were more strongly related with household monthly per capita expenditure than to educational attainment. The distribution of ailments suggest that West Bengal is passing through the advanced phase of epidemiologic transition in which communicable diseases are being swiftly replaced with rising levels of non-communicable diseases.

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Self-reported health as a cultural health determinant in Arab and Jewish Israelis

Cited by 53 publications

References 38 publications

Examining cultural, psychosocial, community and behavioural factors in relationship to socioeconomic inequalities in limiting longstanding illness among the Arab minority in Israel

Examining cultural, psychosocial, community and behavioural factors in relationship to socioeconomic inequalities in limiting longstanding illness among the Arab minority in Israel

Socio-Cultural Effects on Mental Health and Common Chronic Diseases in Primary Care Patients in East and West Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Preliminary Results

Emerging patterns of reported morbidity and hospitalisation in West Bengal, India

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