Socioeconomic Inequalities in Different Types of Disabilities in Iran

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 2011. This was cross-sectional study using secondary data analysis on all Iranian. Data related to disabilit...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2018-03, Vol.47 (3), p.427-434
Main Authors: Moradi, Ghobad, Mostafavi, Farideh, Hajizadeh, Mohammad, Amerzade, Mohammad, Mohammadi Bolbanabad, Amjad, Alinia, Cyrus, Piroozi, Bakhtiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Blindness
Concentration index
Confidence intervals
Data analysis
Data processing
Deafness
Demographic variables
Demographics
Disabilities
Disability
Disorders
Education
Employment
Households
Inequalities
Iran
Original
Population (statistical)
Postal codes
Sex
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
Statistical analysis
Statistical tests
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Summary: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 2011. 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. 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 (
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093