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Policy Pressures and Inequality: The Challenges Facing Adolescent Health in Times of Crisis.
| Τίτλος: | Policy Pressures and Inequality: The Challenges Facing Adolescent Health in Times of Crisis. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Fortes-Muñoz P; Epi4health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.; Epi4health Research Group. Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain., Espelt A; Epi4health Research Group. Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain., Bosque-Prous M; Epi4health Research Group. Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain., Folch C; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.; Centre d'Estudis Epidemiològics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i Sida de Catalunya (CEEISCAT), Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya, Badalona, Spain., Robles-Muñoz M; Epi4health Research Group. Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain., Drou-Roget G; Servei de Planificació en Salut, Travessera de les Corts, Edifici Olímpia, Barcelona, Spain., Teixidó-Compañó E; Epi4health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), Manresa, Spain., Pons-Vigués M; Servei Català de la Salut (CatSalut), Travessera de les Corts, Edifici Olímpia, Barcelona, Spain., Llosada-Gistau J; Coordinator of the Children's Rights Observatory of Catalonia, Sociologist, Department of Social Rights, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain., Muntaner C; BFON, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (JHU-UPF) Public Policy Center and Barcelona School of Management (BSM), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. |
| Πηγή: | International journal of social determinants of health and health services [Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv] 2026 Apr; Vol. 56 (2), pp. 262-274. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 14. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: SAGE Publishing Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9918487342606676 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2755-1946 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27551938 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [Thousand Oaks, CA] : SAGE Publishing, [2023]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | COVID-19*/epidemiology , Adolescent Health*/statistics & numerical data , Health Status Disparities* , Economic Recession*, Spain/epidemiology ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Female ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Child ; Young Adult ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Pandemics ; Sex Factors ; Prevalence |
| Περίληψη: | Austerity measures following the 2007 financial crisis, along with the economic and social challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have profoundly affected the living conditions of adolescents and their families, influencing their experiences and opportunities. This study aimed to examine socioeconomic position (SEP) inequalities across various health-related conditions among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in central Catalonia. This cross-sectional study utilized data from a cohort of high school students during the 2021-2022 academic year, comprising a sample of 9.265 students (50.8% girls). The prevalence of each health-related condition was estimated by sex and educational level. To assess the association between the dependent variables and SEP, a bivariate analysis was conducted, followed by both crude and adjusted Poisson regression models with robust variance. Adolescents from deprived SEPs had the highest prevalences of almost all health-related conditions. Moreover, these inequalities were affected by gender, with girls being more affected. Girls in post-compulsory education with deprived SEPs had 1.45 (95% CI: 1.32-1.59) more health conditions than those from advantaged SEPs. Our results underscore the importance of addressing systemic factors like income inequality, limited educational support, and lack of leisure time. Focusing policies solely on adolescent responsibility risks perpetuating existing disadvantages. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: adolescents; health; health behaviors; social inequalities; socioeconomic position |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251114 Date Completed: 20260314 Latest Revision: 20260528 |
| Update Code: | 20260529 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/27551938251390147 |
| PMID: | 41236840 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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