Contribution of Socioeconomic Position to Health Inequalities of British Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Emerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris
Titel	Contribution of Socioeconomic Position to Health Inequalities of British Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112 (2007) 2, S.140-150 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[140:COSPTH]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Child Health; Adolescents; Emotional Disturbances; Mental Health; Socioeconomic Status; Physical Health; Children; Mental Retardation; Foreign Countries; At Risk Persons; Correlation; Behavior Problems; Family Structure; Economically Disadvantaged; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gefühlsstörung; Psychohygiene; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Gesundheitszustand; Child; Kind; Kinder; Geistige Behinderung; Ausland; Risikogruppe; Korrelation; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Großbritannien
Abstract	We examined the contribution of socioeconomic position to the health and mental health status of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in a sample of 10,438 British children. Intellectual disability was a significant risk factor for poorer general health, OR = 4.5, emotional disorders, OR = 2.0, and conduct disorders, OR = 7.7. Between-group differences in socioeconomic position and household composition, however, accounted for 24% of the increased risk of poor health, 23% of the increased risk for conduct disorder, and 37% of the increased risk for emotional disorder. We concluded that socioeconomic disadvantage may account for a significant proportion of the increased risk for poorer health and mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10