Using an urban child health index to detect intra-urban disparities in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Children's health is affected by the environment in which they live and grow. Within Sweden's urban areas, several city districts can be classified as socio-economically disadvantaged. This article describes the creation of a child health index to visualise disparities within and between Sweden's three major cities, and how these relate to indicators of demography and socio-economic status.

Methods

Data were collected for seven child health indicators and seven socio-economic and demographic indicators from the Swedish Pregnancy Register, Child Health Services and Statistics Sweden. An index was created from the health indicators using principal component analysis, generating weights for each indicator. Correlations between index outcomes and socio-economic and demograp

SUBMITTER: Kaks P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8512276 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature