Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period

Background Since 2008, children in Catalonia (Spain) have suffered a period of great economic deprivation. This situation has generated broad-ranging health inequalities in a variety of diseases. It is not known how these inequalities have changed over time. The aim of the present study is to determ...

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Autores: Carrilero, N, García-Altés, A
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Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)
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Palavra-chave:Health inequalities
Trends
Child
Socioeconomic factors
Epidemiology
Health status
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spelling Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis periodCarrilero, NGarcía-Altés, AHealth inequalitiesTrendsChildSocioeconomic factorsEpidemiologyHealth statusBackground Since 2008, children in Catalonia (Spain) have suffered a period of great economic deprivation. This situation has generated broad-ranging health inequalities in a variety of diseases. It is not known how these inequalities have changed over time. The aim of the present study is to determine trends in inequalities over this period in ten relevant diseases in children according to sex and age. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional population-based study of all children under 15 years old resident in Catalonia during the 2014-2021 period (over 1.2 million children/year) and of their diagnoses registered by the Catalan Health System. Health inequalities were estimated by calculating the relative index of inequality and time trends using logistic regression models. Interaction terms were added to test for the effects of sex on time trends. Results Increasing significant temporal trends in inequalities were shown for both sexes in almost all the diseases or adverse events studied (asthma, injuries, poisoning, congenital anomalies, overweight and obesity), in mood disorders in boys, and in adverse birth outcomes in girls. Adjustment and anxiety and mood disorders in girls showed a decreasing temporal trend in inequalities. More than half of the diseases and adverse events studied experienced significant annual increases in inequality. Poisoning stood out with an average annual increase of 8.65% [4.30, 13.00], p <= 0.001 in boys and 8.64% [5.76, 11.52], p <= 0.001) in girls, followed by obesity with increases of 5.52% [4.15, 6.90], p = < 0.001 in boys and 4.89% [4.26, 5.51], p <= 0.001) in girls. Conclusions Our results suggest that inequalities persist and have increased since 2014. Policy makers should turn their attention to how interventions to reduce Health inequalities are designed, and who benefits from them.BMC2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://iibsantpau.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=17646http://ddd.uab.cat/record/306346International Journal for Equity in HealthISSN: 14759276reponame:r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pauinstname:Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:iibsantpau.fundanetsuite.com:p176462026-06-14T12:41:47Z
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title Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
spellingShingle Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
Carrilero, N
Health inequalities
Trends
Child
Socioeconomic factors
Epidemiology
Health status
title_short Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
title_full Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
title_fullStr Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
title_full_unstemmed Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
title_sort Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carrilero, N
García-Altés, A
author Carrilero, N
author_facet Carrilero, N
García-Altés, A
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author2 García-Altés, A
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Health inequalities
Trends
Child
Socioeconomic factors
Epidemiology
Health status
topic Health inequalities
Trends
Child
Socioeconomic factors
Epidemiology
Health status
description Background Since 2008, children in Catalonia (Spain) have suffered a period of great economic deprivation. This situation has generated broad-ranging health inequalities in a variety of diseases. It is not known how these inequalities have changed over time. The aim of the present study is to determine trends in inequalities over this period in ten relevant diseases in children according to sex and age. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional population-based study of all children under 15 years old resident in Catalonia during the 2014-2021 period (over 1.2 million children/year) and of their diagnoses registered by the Catalan Health System. Health inequalities were estimated by calculating the relative index of inequality and time trends using logistic regression models. Interaction terms were added to test for the effects of sex on time trends. Results Increasing significant temporal trends in inequalities were shown for both sexes in almost all the diseases or adverse events studied (asthma, injuries, poisoning, congenital anomalies, overweight and obesity), in mood disorders in boys, and in adverse birth outcomes in girls. Adjustment and anxiety and mood disorders in girls showed a decreasing temporal trend in inequalities. More than half of the diseases and adverse events studied experienced significant annual increases in inequality. Poisoning stood out with an average annual increase of 8.65% [4.30, 13.00], p <= 0.001 in boys and 8.64% [5.76, 11.52], p <= 0.001) in girls, followed by obesity with increases of 5.52% [4.15, 6.90], p = < 0.001 in boys and 4.89% [4.26, 5.51], p <= 0.001) in girls. Conclusions Our results suggest that inequalities persist and have increased since 2014. Policy makers should turn their attention to how interventions to reduce Health inequalities are designed, and who benefits from them.
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