| Author | Szwarcwald, Celia Landmann | |
| Author | Mota, Jurema Corrêa da | |
| Author | Damacena, Giseli Nogueira | |
| Author | Pereira, Tatiana Guimaraes Sardinha | |
| Access date | 2012-08-02T17:37:41Z | |
| Available date | 2012-08-02T17:37:41Z | |
| Document date | 2011 | |
| Citation | SZWARCWALD, C. L. et al. Health inequalities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: lower healthy life expectancy in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. American Journal of Public Health, Washington, v. 101, n. 3, p. 517-523, Mar. 2011. | en_US |
| ISSN | 0090-0036 | |
| ISSN | 1541-0048 | |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/4261 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association | en_US |
| Rights | open access | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Desigualdades em saúde | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Fatores econômicos | en_US |
| Title | Health inequalities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: lower healthy life expectancy in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
| DOI | 10.2105/AJPH.2010.195453 | |
| Abstract | Methods. We conducted a health survey of 576 adults in 2006. Census tracts were stratified by income level and categorization as a slum. We determined health status by degree of functional limitation, according to the approach proposed by the World Health Organization. We calculated healthy life expectancies by Sullivan's method with abridged life table.
Results. We found the worst indicators in the slum stratum. The life expectancy at birth of men living in the richest parts of the city was 12.8 years longer than that of men living in deprived areas. For both men and women older than age 65 years, healthy life expectancy was more than twice as high in the richest sector as in the slum sector.
Conclusions. Our analysis detailed the excess burden of poor health experienced by disadvantaged populations of Rio de Janeiro. Policy efforts are needed to reduce social inequalities in health in this city, especially among the elderly. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | |
| Affilliation | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Laboratório de Análise da Violência. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | |
| DeCS | Desigualdades em Saúde | en_US |
| DeCS | Expectativa de Vida Ajustada à Qualidade de Vida | en_US |
| DeCS | Classe social | en_US |
| DeCS | Fatores Socioeconômicos | en_US |
| DeCS | Áreas de Pobreza | en_US |
| DeCS | Iniquidade Social | en_US |
| DeCS | Brasil | en_US |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 10 Redução das desigualdades | |
