title: Neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health among Canadians: are we equally at risk?
abstract: Individual-level data from the Canadian Community Health Survey was combined with area-level data from the 2001 Canada Census to explore the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health (n=120,290). While neighbourhood deprivation was a significant predictor of fair/poor health in all geographic regions (OR=1.11; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.14), living on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts exacerbated the detrimental effects of neighbourhood deprivation on the perceived health of respondents (OR=1.21; 1.28). By failing to explore regional variations in risk, we could fail to identify areas where provincial policies may interact with neighbourhood factors to reinforce health inequalities amongst deprived communities.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Ontario, Canada. heatherlynn.white@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Flora I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.forename: Rahim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moineddin
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Glazier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult