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The Association between Socio-economic Context at Individual and Neighbourhood Levels, Wellbeing and Lifestyle Behaviours of Young Iranian Women

BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between socio-economic characteristics at the individual and neighbourhood levels, and wellbeing and lifestyle behaviours of young Iranian women. METHODS: Cluster convenience sampling was used to select 391 Iranian women participated in this cross-sec...

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Autores principales: SALEHI, Asiyeh, HARRIS, Neil, SEBAR, Bernadette, COYNE, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957461
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author SALEHI, Asiyeh
HARRIS, Neil
SEBAR, Bernadette
COYNE, Elisabeth
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description BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between socio-economic characteristics at the individual and neighbourhood levels, and wellbeing and lifestyle behaviours of young Iranian women. METHODS: Cluster convenience sampling was used to select 391 Iranian women participated in this cross-sectional survey in Shiraz, Iran in 2013. A scale adapted from the British General Household Social Capital questionnaire was used to assess neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics. The satisfaction with life scale, WHO quality of life scale, and the International Health and Behaviours Survey were used to measure wellbeing outcomes and lifestyle behaviours. RESULTS: Findings showed participants were dissatisfied with their neighbourhood socio-economic conditions (M: 36.3±9.8, score range: 11–60) as well as the availability of leisure facilities (M: 1.8, score range: 1–5) in their local areas. Correlations and regression analysis revealed that better neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics were positively associated with better wellbeing outcomes as well as healthier lifestyle behaviours. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest the need for transitioning economies to be cognisant of the importance of social policy and strategies for enhancing neighbourhood socioeconomic status in order to enhance wellbeing outcomes for sub-populations, including young women.
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spelling pubmed-51494702016-12-12 The Association between Socio-economic Context at Individual and Neighbourhood Levels, Wellbeing and Lifestyle Behaviours of Young Iranian Women SALEHI, Asiyeh HARRIS, Neil SEBAR, Bernadette COYNE, Elisabeth Iran J Public Health Articles BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between socio-economic characteristics at the individual and neighbourhood levels, and wellbeing and lifestyle behaviours of young Iranian women. METHODS: Cluster convenience sampling was used to select 391 Iranian women participated in this cross-sectional survey in Shiraz, Iran in 2013. A scale adapted from the British General Household Social Capital questionnaire was used to assess neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics. The satisfaction with life scale, WHO quality of life scale, and the International Health and Behaviours Survey were used to measure wellbeing outcomes and lifestyle behaviours. RESULTS: Findings showed participants were dissatisfied with their neighbourhood socio-economic conditions (M: 36.3±9.8, score range: 11–60) as well as the availability of leisure facilities (M: 1.8, score range: 1–5) in their local areas. Correlations and regression analysis revealed that better neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics were positively associated with better wellbeing outcomes as well as healthier lifestyle behaviours. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest the need for transitioning economies to be cognisant of the importance of social policy and strategies for enhancing neighbourhood socioeconomic status in order to enhance wellbeing outcomes for sub-populations, including young women. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5149470/ /pubmed/27957461 Text en Copyright© Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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title_short The Association between Socio-economic Context at Individual and Neighbourhood Levels, Wellbeing and Lifestyle Behaviours of Young Iranian Women
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957461
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