| Titre : | Gender inequalities in health among workers : the relation with family demands. (2001) |
| Auteurs : | L. ARTAZCOZ ; J. BENACH ; C. BORRELL ; Institut Municipal de Salut P blica. P1. Barcelona. ESP |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 55, n° 9, 2001) |
| Pagination : | 639-647 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Etat santé ; Activité professionnelle ; Sexe ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Statut social ; Etat matrimonial ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Homme ; Médecine travail |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 8o0L1R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives-To analyse whether there are gender inequalities in health among male and female workers who are married or cohabiting and to assess whether there are gender differences in the relation between family demands and health. Additionally, for both objectives it will be examined whether these gender patterns are similar for manual and non-manual workers. Design and setting-The data have been taken from the 1994 Catalonian Health Survey (CHS), a cross sectional survey based on a representative sample of the non-institutionalised population of Catalonia, a region in the north east of Spain that has about 6 million inhabitants. The dependent variables were four ill health indicators (self perceived health status, limiting longstanding illness, having at least one chronic condition and mental health) and two health related behaviours closely related to having time for oneself (no leisure time physical activity and sleeping six hours or less a day). Family demands were measured with three variables : household size, living with children under 15 years and living with adults older than 65 years. The analysis was separated for gender and social class (manual and non-manual workers) and additionally adjusted for age. Gender differences for all dependent and independent variables were first tested at the bivariate level using the x2 test for categorical variables and the t test for age. Secondly, multivariate logistic regression models were fitted. Participants-Persons who were employed, married or cohabiting, aged 25 to 64 years (2148 men and 1185 women). Results-A female excess for all the ill health indicators was found, while there were no gender differences in the health related behaviours analysed. Family demands had a greater impact on health and health related behaviours of female manual workers. (...) |
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