Economic inequality in life satisfaction and self-perceived health in Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN IV study

Armita Mahdavi Gorabi; Ramin Heshmat; Malihe Farid; Nazgol Motamed-Gorji; Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; Neda Hani-Tabaei Zavareh; Shirin Djalalinia; Ali Sheidaei; Hamid Asayesh; Zahra Madadi; Mostafa Qorbani; Roya Kelishadi

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Year : 2019 | Volume : 10 | Issue : 1 | Page : 70

Economic inequality in life satisfaction and self-perceived health in Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN IV study

Armita Mahdavi Gorabi¹, Ramin Heshmat¹, Malihe Farid², Nazgol Motamed-Gorji¹, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh³, Neda Hani-Tabaei Zavareh⁴, Shirin Djalalinia⁵, Ali Sheidaei⁶, Hamid Asayesh⁷, Zahra Madadi¹, Mostafa Qorbani⁸, Roya Kelishadi⁹
¹ Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
² Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
³ Department of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
⁴ Department of Public Health, Master Candidate in Public Health, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, USA
⁵ Development of Research and Technology Center, Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
⁷ Department of Medical Emergencies, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
⁸ Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj; Department of Epidemiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
⁹ Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Mostafa Qorbani
Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj
Iran

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_508_17

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess socioeconomic status (SES) inequality in life satisfaction (LS) and good self-perceived health (SPH) in Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide study was conducted as part of a fourth national school-based surveillance program performed on 14880 students aged 6–18 years who were living in urban and rural areas of 30 provinces of Iran between 2011 and 2012. Using principle component analysis, the SES of participants was constructed as single variable. SES inequality in LS and good SPH across the SES quintiles was assessed using the concentration index (C) and slope index of inequality (SII). The determinants of this inequality are investigated by the Oaxaca Blinder decomposition method. Results: Frequency of LS along with the SES quintiles shifted significantly from 73.28% (95% CI: 71.49, 75.08) in the lowest quintile to 86.57% (95% CI:85.20, 87.93) in the highest SES quintile. Frequency of favorable SPH linearly increased from lowest SES quintile (76.18% (95% CI: 74.45, 77.92)) to highest SES quintile (83.39% (95% CI: 81.89, 84.89)). C index for LS and good SPH was negative, which suggests inequality was in favor of high SES group. SII for LS and SPH was 15.73 (95% CI: 12.10, 19.35) and 8.21 (95% CI: 5.46, 10.96)]. Living area and passive smoking were the most contributed factors in SES inequality of LS. Also passive smoking and physical activity were the most contributed factors in SES inequality of SPH. Conclusions: SES inequality in LS and good SPH was in favor of high SES group. These findings are useful for health policies, better programming and future complementary analyses.

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