Health inequality implications from a qualitative study of experiences of poverty stigma in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Individuals living in Scotland's most deprived communities experience a higher burden of morbidity and early mortality than those living in more affluent areas. Experiences of poverty-based stigma may be one psychosocial mechanism through which socioeconomic position influences health, although there is little available data on this issue from a Scottish perspective.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify which aspects of poverty stigma are particularly salient to individuals with lived experience of poverty, and may therefore contribute to health inequalities.

Methods

Five focus groups were conducted with 39 individuals with experience of living on low incomes in Scotland in order to explore their experiences and perceptions of poverty stigma.

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SUBMITTER: Inglis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6597943 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature