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Relationship between Multidimensional Poverty Indicators and Health Behaviors among Turkish Children

Türk Çocuklarında Çok Boyutlu Yoksulluk Göstergeleri ile Sağlık Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki

Pages
160–184
Publication Date
2023-06-20
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Accordingly, some school-based interventions and policies to be implemented in the family medicine system are recommended to promote the healthy behaviors of children, especially those living in poverty.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between multidimensional poverty indicators and health behaviors among Turkish children.
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Key Findings & Data:The sample of the study was determined to include at least one school from each socioeconomic status group in the districts of Ankara, which are classified into four socioeconomic groups, and the data were collected by applying face-to-face questionnaires to a total of 4,276 children, 2145 boys and 2136 girls, between the ages of 10 and 14.
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Conclusion & Impact:Accordingly, some school-based interventions and policies to be implemented in the family medicine system are recommended to promote the healthy behaviors of children, especially those living in poverty.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Yoksulluk · sağlık davranışı · ergenlik

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between multidimensional poverty indicators and health behaviors among Turkish children. The sample of the study was determined to include at least one school from each socioeconomic status group in the districts of Ankara, which are classified into four socioeconomic groups, and the data were collected by applying face-to-face questionnaires to a total of 4,276 children, 2145 boys and 2136 girls, between the ages of 10 and 14. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test and binary logistic regression in the PASW Statistics program. The most striking results of the analysis showed that the female children, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students, those who rated their health as good, those with a high or medium family affluence levels, those who were not deprived according to the Child Deprivation Index, those who rated their family income level as high or medium, and those who never suffered from hunger were more likely to be in the group with healthy behaviors (p<0.05). Accordingly, some school-based interventions and policies to be implemented in the family medicine system are recommended to promote the healthy behaviors of children, especially those living in poverty.

Özet

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk çocuklarında çok boyutlu yoksulluk göstergeleri ile sağlık davranışları arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, Türkiye’nin Ankara ilindeki sosyo-ekonomik duruma göre dört grupta sınıflandırılan ilçelerinden her gruptan en az bir okul olacak şekilde belirlenip, veriler 10-14 yaş aralığındaki 2145 erkek 2136 kız çocuğu olmak üzere toplam 4.276 çocuğa anket formları uygulanarak toplanmıştır. Veriler, PASW İstatistiklerinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, ki-kare testi ve ikili lojistik regresyon ile analiz edilmiştir. Analizlerin en etkileyici sonuçları, kız çocuklarının; 5, 6 ve 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin; sağlıklarını iyi olarak değerlendirenlerin; yüksek ve orta düzeyde aile zenginliği olanların; çocuk yoksunluğu endeksine göre yoksun olmayanların; aile gelir düzeyini yüksek ve orta olarak değerlendirenlerin ve hiç açlık çekmemiş olanların sağlıklı davranışlar sergileyen grupta olma olasılıkları daha yüksektir. Sonuç olarak, özellikle yoksulluk içinde yaşayan çocukların sağlıklı davranışlarını geliştirmek için aile hekimliği sisteminde uygulanacak okul temelli bazı müdahaleler ve politikalar önerilmiştir.

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ÖZCAN, E., YILMAZ, F. (2023). Relationship between Multidimensional Poverty Indicators and Health Behaviors among Turkish Children. İnsan ve Toplum, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 2, 160–184. https://ajindex.com/articles/947976

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