Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1394
10
1
gregorian
2016
1
1
30
1
online
1
fulltext
en
Socioeconomic inequalities in health among school-aged adolescents in Tehran
Health
Health
Original Research
Original Research
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background: </strong>Socioeconomic status has been found to have a significant impact on the health as well as risk behaviors of adolescents across different contexts. This study was conducted to assess the effect of social relations adjusted by social class on physical and psychological well-being of adolescences in Teheran, Iran. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Methods:</strong> This was a cross- sectional study and carried out on 1,742 adolescences living in Tehran during 2011. Adolescences were selected, using proportional stratified sampling method and a questionnaire was filled over an interview for data gathering. Data were analyzed, using SPSS18 logistic regression.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Results:</strong> The prevalence of psychological symptoms was more than 24% and had a large range (24%-93%), while physical symptoms showed a lower prevalence with a smaller range (12%-33%). Furthermore, there was a significant relation between the adolescences gender and feeling the need for others’ help (p<0.001). Factors related to feeling the need for others help, anxiety, and worrying were the most prevalent among both boys and girls. In the section of family social relations, talking to the mother and talking to the father had the lowest and the highest prevalence among girls and boys, respectively. With respect to relations, the number of close friends and after school gathering time with close friends had the highest prevalence among girls, while the number of close friends and E-communication with close friends had the lowest and the highest prevalence among boys, respectively.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Conclusion: </strong>The physical and psychological symptoms were common among adolescents from families with high socioeconomic status.</p>
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Health Behaviors, School-aged Children, Adolescents, Tehran.
1070
1078
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1080&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Maryam
Ramezanian
maryamramezanian86@yahoo.com
200319475328460025833
200319475328460025833
Yes
Department of Health Science, Mid-Sweden University, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Joaquim
Soares
Joaquim. soares@miun.se
200319475328460025834
200319475328460025834
No
Department of Health Science, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden.
Hamid
Khankeh
hamid.khankeh@ki.se
200319475328460025835
200319475328460025835
No
Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Depart-ment of Clinical Sciences and education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gloria
Macassa
gloria.Macassa@hig.se
200319475328460025836
200319475328460025836
No
Department of Occupational and Public Health Science, University of Gavle, Sweden, Department of Health Science, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Instituted, Stockholm, Sweden.