Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran
Background: This study measured socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran. We also examined the prevalence of disabilities across different socio-demographic groups in Iran in 201 Methods: This was cross-sectional study using secondary data analysis on all Iranian. Da...
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doaj-314d0d40fc8c46409900f7da52f9accf2021-01-02T14:37:52ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932018-03-01473Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in IranGhobad MORADI0Farideh MOSTAFAVI1Mohammad HAJIZADEH2Mohammad AMERZADE3Amjad MOHAMMADI BOLBANABAD4Cyrus ALINIA5Bakhtiar PIROOZI6Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranFaculty of Health, School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDept. of Health Services Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranDept. of Public Health, School of Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Background: This study measured socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran. We also examined the prevalence of disabilities across different socio-demographic groups in Iran in 201 Methods: This was cross-sectional study using secondary data analysis on all Iranian. Data related to disability prevalence and socioeconomic status (SES) of each province was extracted from the 2011 National Census of Population and Housing (NCPH) and the 2011 Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), conducted by Statistical Center of Iran (SCI). The concentration index and concentration curve were used to measure and illustrate socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities. Chi-squared test was also used to examine the relationship between the socio-demographic variables (age-groups, sex, education level, employment status) and disability. Results: The results suggested the existence of socioeconomic inequalities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders in Iran. The concentration index for these four disabilities were -0.0527 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.0881, -0.0173), -0.0451 (CI: -0.0747, -0.0156), -0.0663 (CI: -0.1043, -0.0282) and -0.0545 (CI: -0.0940, -0.0151), respectively. There were also significant associations between the demographic variables such as age-groups, sex, education level, employment status and disability (P<0.05). Conclusion: There were significant socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran with poorer provinces having higher prevalence of disabilities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders. Strategies to address the higher prevalence of different types of disabilities among poorer provinces should be considered a priority in Iran. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/12693Socioeconomic statusInequalitiesDisabilitiesConcentration indexIran |
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Ghobad MORADI Farideh MOSTAFAVI Mohammad HAJIZADEH Mohammad AMERZADE Amjad MOHAMMADI BOLBANABAD Cyrus ALINIA Bakhtiar PIROOZI Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran Iranian Journal of Public Health Socioeconomic status Inequalities Disabilities Concentration index Iran |
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Ghobad MORADI Farideh MOSTAFAVI Mohammad HAJIZADEH Mohammad AMERZADE Amjad MOHAMMADI BOLBANABAD Cyrus ALINIA Bakhtiar PIROOZI |
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran |
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran |
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran |
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran |
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran |
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socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in iran |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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2251-6085 2251-6093 |
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Background: This study measured socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran. We also examined the prevalence of disabilities across different socio-demographic groups in Iran in 201
Methods: This was cross-sectional study using secondary data analysis on all Iranian. Data related to disability prevalence and socioeconomic status (SES) of each province was extracted from the 2011 National Census of Population and Housing (NCPH) and the 2011 Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), conducted by Statistical Center of Iran (SCI). The concentration index and concentration curve were used to measure and illustrate socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities. Chi-squared test was also used to examine the relationship between the socio-demographic variables (age-groups, sex, education level, employment status) and disability.
Results: The results suggested the existence of socioeconomic inequalities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders in Iran. The concentration index for these four disabilities were -0.0527 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.0881, -0.0173), -0.0451 (CI: -0.0747, -0.0156), -0.0663 (CI: -0.1043, -0.0282) and -0.0545 (CI: -0.0940, -0.0151), respectively. There were also significant associations between the demographic variables such as age-groups, sex, education level, employment status and disability (P<0.05).
Conclusion: There were significant socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran with poorer provinces having higher prevalence of disabilities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders. Strategies to address the higher prevalence of different types of disabilities among poorer provinces should be considered a priority in Iran.
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