Social capital, income inequality and the social gradient in self-rated health in Latin America: A fixed effects analysis

Vincens, Natalia; Emmelin, Maria; Stafström, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.025

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“…Barriers to accessing healthcare-including the lack of cultural competence of healthcare professionals-are some significant factors that cause inequities in healthcare [21]. Social determinants of health could refer to social and economic factors within the broader determinants of health [22], or the experiences of historical trauma, discrimination, and racism, which may affect certain groups of people within a population to influence health and be responsible for healthcare inequities [23][24][25][26]. Addressing social determinants of health can improve health and reduce disparities in health and healthcare [22].…”

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Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting

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Introduction Millions of women and girls have been exposed to female genital cutting (FGC). The practice of FGC extends beyond countries in Africa and Asia in which it is traditionally practiced. Women living with FGC in Norway have been reported to be in need of healthcare, but there is evidence of suboptimal use of healthcare services among this group, and we lack the women's perspective about this problem. This study aims to explore the experiences and perceptions hindering access and use of the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African (SSA) immigrant women exposed to FGC. Method This qualitative research was conducted using purposive and snowball sampling to recruit thirteen SSA immigrant women in Norway previously exposed to FGC. Interviews were conducted from October 2017 to July 2018. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method was used. Results The findings indicate that women experience barriers both in reaching out to the healthcare system and within the healthcare system. Barriers prior to contact with the healthcare system include lack of information, husband and family influence on healthcare, and avoiding disclosing health problems. Barriers within the healthcare system include care providers with insufficient knowledge and poor attitudes of care providers. Conclusion This study reveals multiple barriers to healthcare access that co-exist and overlap. This indicates that SSA immigrant women are 'left behind' in being able to access and use the

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Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting

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“…where OC 1 is the fixed social capital [34], which represents the social capital that does not change due to the relocation of the enterprise, such as education, and social network of relatives and friends; OC 2 is the variable opportunity cost [35], which represents the opportunity cost that changes due to the relocation of the enterprise, such as annual income per capita, family consumption, residential convenience and household savings. Social capital has the function of acquiring or exchanging labor force, information resources and emotional support [36].…”

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Study on the Livelihood Vulnerability and Compensation Standard of Employees in Relocation Enterprises: A Case of Chemical Enterprises in the Yangtze River Basin

Zhao

Chen

Gao

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IJERPH

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The relocation of chemical enterprises along the Yangtze River a necessary means of ecological protection in the Yangtze River Basin. Vulnerability assessment provides a new idea for the study of livelihood ability and compensation standard of employees after relocation. Based on the framework of “Exposure-Sensitivity-Adaptability” proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the survey data of 410 employees of relocation enterprises in the Hubei Province of the Yangtze River Basin, this study firstly constructs a livelihood vulnerability evaluation index system and evaluation model, and analyzes whether the employees of relocation enterprises have the ability to cope with the risk impact brought by the Yangtze River Ecological Restoration policy. Then, we use multiple linear regression model to explore the relationship between the group’s exposure, sensitivity, adaptability and livelihood vulnerability. Finally, we design a new compensation standard calculation method for special groups from the perspective of social cost, to alleviate their livelihood vulnerability and provide a theoretical basis and decision support for the government and enterprises to formulate and implement relevant resettlement standards. The results show that: (1) employees of all ages show a certain degree of vulnerability in their livelihood; (2) there are differences in livelihood vulnerability between male and female employees; (3) compared with other positions, the livelihood vulnerability of producers is relatively high, and the vulnerability index is unevenly distributed and internally differentiated; (4) a low family burden ratio, high education, convenient living conditions and complex social network can effectively reduce the vulnerability of employees’ livelihood; (5) the key obstacle factors affecting the sustainable livelihood of families are living convenience, adaptability to relocation, policy understanding, children’s burden ratio, education, and annual income per capita; (6) the alternative opportunity cost method can be used as the basis to determine the compensation standard of the relocated employees, which can better reflect the compensation effect of the opportunity cost in the existing definition of international compensation mechanisms and realize the leap from concept to action.

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“…This is explained by high significance of reproduction and human potential development, which determines the successes of each individual and is a valuable resource for a state. The scope of interests is vast: theoretical and methodological aspects of determining and estimating inequality and health [4][5][6][7]; empirical studies of inequality and health by countries or population groups [8][9][10]. The interest around the issue of connection between demographic and socioeconomic factors is explained by desire to foresee and negate adverse effects of crises and destructive trends in social and economic development [11,12].…”

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Social Inequality and Demographic Dynamics: Regions of the Russian Far East

Naiden¹,

Belousova²,

Gritsko³

2020

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Far East Con" (ISCFEC 2020)

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Both Russian and foreign studies show persistent attention to the question of correlation between demographic and socioeconomic factors, among which the growing social inequality in income occupies a significant place. The problem of leveling social stratification is especially notable for the Far East as a macroregion with decreasing population. The goal of this study is to estimate the relations between regional demographic dynamics (birth, net and infant mortality, morbidity rates) and income inequality (Gini coefficient, decile dispersion ratio, poverty level). The object of the study is the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD). By using the quantitative analysis based on the linear regression models, calculated by using the method of weighted least squares, it is possible to get the estimates of their modificationsmodels with fixed effects. Model building using the dynamic data of 2000-2018 allows getting the estimates of the effect of social inequality on the indicators of demographic development by subjects of the FEFD. With increasing differentiation of income, the positive shifts in the demographic dynamics appear to be caused by faster growth of income of the highest-income population. Decrease of morbidity coupled with the increase of the share of poor population is seen as the result of social "self-isolation" and "marginalization" of the lowest-income population who have lost access to healthcare services, caused by optimizing (closing) healthcare facilities in the remote regions of the Far East. It is postulated that the realization of the progressive demographic policy in the macroregion is possible only by decreasing social inequality and increasing state expenses on social support and investment into social goods.

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Social capital, income inequality and the social gradient in self-rated health in Latin America: A fixed effects analysis

Cited by 64 publications

References 48 publications

Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting

Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting

Study on the Livelihood Vulnerability and Compensation Standard of Employees in Relocation Enterprises: A Case of Chemical Enterprises in the Yangtze River Basin

Social Inequality and Demographic Dynamics: Regions of the Russian Far East

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