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Social determinants of health in Slovakia
1Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovakia. ginter.emil@mail-t.com.sk
Objectives:
Substantial inequalities of health in various parts of Slovak Republic (SR) are observed.
Background:
Our aim was to analyse the combination of sociological and medical aspects of these inequalities.
Methods:
Sociological and mortality data from all 76 counties of SR were analysed by cluster analysis, ANOVA, multiple regressions, parametric and nonparametric tests.
Results:
In the sociologically weaker clusters the life expectancy was shorter, male and female premature cardiovascular mortality was higher and the male (not female) cancer mortality was higher than in sociologically better clusters.
Conclusion:
Social and economic conditions--low educational level, poverty, unemployment, social exclusion and poor housing--strongly influence the health of inhabitants in SR (Fig. 3, Ref. 8). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
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