Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.

INTRODUCTION: The objectives of the study were to explore the effect of the economic crisis on child health using Spain as a case study, and to document and assess the policies implemented in response to the crisis in this context. METHODS: Serial cross-sectional data from Eurostat, the Spanish Heal...

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Autores: Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto, Siddiqi, Arjumand, Taylor-Robinson, David, Spencer, Nick
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Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0236-1
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Palabra clave:Crisi financera global, 2007-2009 -- Aspectes socials
Infants -- Aspectes socials
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spelling Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.Rajmil Rajmil, Luis AlbertoSiddiqi, ArjumandTaylor-Robinson, DavidSpencer, NickCrisi financera global, 2007-2009 -- Aspectes socialsInfants -- Aspectes socialsINTRODUCTION: The objectives of the study were to explore the effect of the economic crisis on child health using Spain as a case study, and to document and assess the policies implemented in response to the crisis in this context. METHODS: Serial cross-sectional data from Eurostat, the Spanish Health Interview Survey, and the database of childhood hospitalisation were analysed to explore impacts on child health, and key determinants of child health. A content analysis of National data sources/government legislation, and Spanish literature was used to describe policies implemented following the crisis. RESULTS: Unemployment rates in the general population (8.7% in 2005 and 25.6% in 2013), and children living in unemployed families (5.6% and 13.8%) increased in the study period. The percentage of children living under the poverty line, and income inequalities increased 15-20% from 2005 to 2012. Severe material deprivation rate has worsened in families with Primary Education, while the number of families attending Non-Governmental Organisations has increased. An impact on children's health at the general population level has not currently been detected; however an impact on general health, mental health and use of healthcare services was found in vulnerable groups. Investment in social protection and public policy for children showed a reduction as part of austerity measures taken by the Spanish governments. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the impact on social determinants, a short-term impact on child health has been detected only in specific vulnerable groups. The findings suggest the need to urgently protect vulnerable groups of children from the impact of austerity.BioMed Central201620162015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/25731http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0236-1reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésInternational Journal for Equity in Health. 2015 Oct 14;14:95© 2015 Rajmil et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0/nInternational License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and/nreproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to/nthe Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver/n(http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/257312026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
title Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
spellingShingle Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto
Crisi financera global, 2007-2009 -- Aspectes socials
Infants -- Aspectes socials
title_short Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
title_full Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
title_fullStr Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
title_sort Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child health: the case of Spain.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto
Siddiqi, Arjumand
Taylor-Robinson, David
Spencer, Nick
author Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto
author_facet Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto
Siddiqi, Arjumand
Taylor-Robinson, David
Spencer, Nick
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Crisi financera global, 2007-2009 -- Aspectes socials
Infants -- Aspectes socials
topic Crisi financera global, 2007-2009 -- Aspectes socials
Infants -- Aspectes socials
description INTRODUCTION: The objectives of the study were to explore the effect of the economic crisis on child health using Spain as a case study, and to document and assess the policies implemented in response to the crisis in this context. METHODS: Serial cross-sectional data from Eurostat, the Spanish Health Interview Survey, and the database of childhood hospitalisation were analysed to explore impacts on child health, and key determinants of child health. A content analysis of National data sources/government legislation, and Spanish literature was used to describe policies implemented following the crisis. RESULTS: Unemployment rates in the general population (8.7% in 2005 and 25.6% in 2013), and children living in unemployed families (5.6% and 13.8%) increased in the study period. The percentage of children living under the poverty line, and income inequalities increased 15-20% from 2005 to 2012. Severe material deprivation rate has worsened in families with Primary Education, while the number of families attending Non-Governmental Organisations has increased. An impact on children's health at the general population level has not currently been detected; however an impact on general health, mental health and use of healthcare services was found in vulnerable groups. Investment in social protection and public policy for children showed a reduction as part of austerity measures taken by the Spanish governments. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the impact on social determinants, a short-term impact on child health has been detected only in specific vulnerable groups. The findings suggest the need to urgently protect vulnerable groups of children from the impact of austerity.
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