2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Although it is generally assumed that women engaged in paid work have
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better health than full-time homemakers, little is known about the
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situation in Southern European countries like Spain or about differences
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in the impact of family demands by employment status or the potential
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interaction with educational level. The objectives of this study are to
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analyse whether inequalities in health exist among housewives and
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employed women, and to assess whether the relationship between family
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demands and health differs by employment status. Additionally, for both
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objectives we examine the potential different patterns by educational
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level. The data have been taken from the 1994 Catalonian Health Survey
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(Spain). The sample was drawn from all women aged 25-64 years who were
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employed or full-time homemakers and married or cohabiting. Four health
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indicators (self-perceived health status, limiting long-standing
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illness, chronic conditions and mental health) and two health related
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behaviours (hours of sleeping and leisure-time physical activity) were
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analysed. Family demands were measured through household size, living
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with children under 15 and living with elderly. Overall, female workers
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had a better health status than housewives, although this pattern was
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more consistent for women of low educational level. Conversely, the
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health related behaviours analysed were less favourable for workers,
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mainly for those of low educational level. Among workers of low
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educational level, family demands showed a negative effect in most
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health indicators and health related behaviours, but had little or no
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negative association at all in workers of high educational level or in
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full-time homemakers. Moreover, among women of low educational level,
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both workers and housewives, living with elderly had showed a negative
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association with poor health status and health related behaviours. These
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results emphasise the need of considering the interaction between family
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demands, employment status and educational level in analysing the impact
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of family demands on women''s health as well as in designing family
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policies and programmes of women''s health promotion. (C) 2003 Elsevier
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Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Artazcoz, L (Corresponding Author), Pl Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain.
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Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ctr Analisi \& Programes Sanit, Barcelona, Spain.'
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author: Artazcoz, L and Borrell, C and Benach, J and Cortes, I and Rohlfs, I
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author-email: lartazco@imsb.bcn.es
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author_list:
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- family: Artazcoz
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given: L
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- family: Borrell
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given: C
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- family: Benach
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given: J
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- family: Cortes
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given: I
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- family: Rohlfs
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given: I
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.10.029
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files: []
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issn: 0277-9536
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journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
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keywords: women's health; family characteristics; inequalities; work; Spain
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; SELF-RATED HEALTH; SOCIAL ROLES; MULTIPLE
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ROLES; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; PAID EMPLOYMENT; SEX-DIFFERENCES; GENDER;
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WORK; INEQUALITIES'
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language: English
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month: JUL
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '50'
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orcid-numbers: 'Artazcoz, Lucía/0000-0002-6300-5111
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Benach, Joan/0000-0003-2285-742X
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Borrell, Carme/0000-0002-1170-2505'
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pages: 263-274
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papis_id: 954b0c13ddafb7f12fa5d2efd0bdd916
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ref: Artazcoz2004womenfamily
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researcherid-numbers: 'Rohlfs, Izabella/IVH-1894-2023
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Artazcoz, Lucía/G-9538-2017
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Benach, Joan/H-2519-2013
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times-cited: '115'
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title: 'Women, family demands and health: the importance of employment status and
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socio-economic position'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000221369600004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '30'
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volume: '59'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
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Biomedical'
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year: '2004'
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