Combining job and family demands and being healthy: what are the differences between men and women?
Eur J Public Health
; 14(1): 43-8, 2004 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this study is to analyse gender inequalities in the combination of job and family life and their effect on health status and use of health care services.METHODS:
The data come from the Navarra Survey of Working Conditions (Spain, 1997) carried out on a sample of 2185 workers. The analysis was restricted to 881 men and 400 women, aged 25-64 years, who were married or cohabiting. Dependent variables were self-perceived health status, psychosomatic symptoms, and medical visits, all of them dichotomized. Independent variables were family demands and number of hours of paid work a week. The analysis was adjusted for age and occupational social class. Multivariate logistic regression models, separated by sex, were fitted in order to calculate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).RESULTS:
Family demands were not associated with men's health whereas married women who lived in family units of more than three members had a higher risk of poor self-perceived health status (aOR=4.16; 95% CI 1.37-12.65) and of psychosomatic symptoms (aOR=2.05; 95% CI 1.12-3.75). Among women, working more than 40 hours a week was also associated with both health indicators and, additionally, with a higher probability of medical visits.CONCLUSION:
In order to fully understand social determinants of workers' health, besides social class, gender inequalities in the distribution of family responsibilities should be considered.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Família
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Fatores Sexuais
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
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Emprego
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article