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2018-04-12Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/5995
Gender inequalities in the association between area deprivation and perceived social support: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis at the municipality level in Germany
dc.contributor.authorMena, Emily
dc.contributor.authorKroll, Lars Eric
dc.contributor.authorMaier, Werner
dc.contributor.authorBolte, Gabriele
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-22T09:54:18Z
dc.date.available2019-03-22T09:54:18Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-12none
dc.identifier.other10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019973
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/6030
dc.description.abstractObjectives To investigate the association between area deprivation at municipality level with low perceived social support, independent of individual socioeconomic position and demographic characteristics. To assess whether there are gender inequalities in this association. Design Cross-sectional multilevel analysis of survey data. Setting Germany. Participants 3350 men and 3665 women living in 167 municipalities throughout Germany participating in the ‘German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults’ (DEGS1 2008–2011) as part of the national health monitoring. Outcome Perceived social support as measured by Oslo-3 Social Support Scale. Results Prevalence of low perceived social support was 11.4% in men and 11.1% in women. Low social support was associated in men and women with sociodemographic characteristics that indicate more disadvantaged living situations. Taking these individual-level characteristics into account, municipal-level deprivation was independently associated with low perceived social support in men (OR for the most deprived quintile: 1.80 (95% CI 1.14 to 2.84)), but not in women (OR 1.22 (95% CI 0.78 to 1.90)). Conclusion The results of our multilevel analysis suggest that there are gender inequalities in the association of municipal-level deprivation with the prevalence of low perceived social support in Germany independent of individual socioeconomic position. Community health interventions aiming at promotion of social support among residents might profit from a further understanding of the observed gender differences.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleGender inequalities in the association between area deprivation and perceived social support: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis at the municipality level in Germanynone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6030-7
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/5995
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
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local.edoc.container-urlhttps://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/4/e019973none
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameBMJ Publishingnone
local.edoc.container-volume2018none
local.edoc.container-issue8none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2018none
local.edoc.container-year2018none
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local.edoc.container-lastpage9none
local.edoc.rki-departmentEpidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoringnone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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