Poverty Status, Health Behaviours and Health: Implications for Social Assistance and Health Care Policy

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  • DEANNA L. WILLIAMSON
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Cette étude a examiné les liens entre le statut de pauvreté, les comportements en matière de santé et la santé de 130 Albertains vivant au sein de familles pauvres. Pour les fins de cette étude, le statut de pauvreté indiquait si les familles pauvres recevaient de l’assistance sociale et profitaient de soins de santé complets gratuits ou plutôt si elles travaillaient sans avoir accès à des soins de santé gratuits. Les résultats de sept analyses différentes indiquent que le statut de pauvreté était relié de diverses façons à la santé des participants. Plus particulièrement, les répondants pauvres qui travaillaient étaient généralement en meilleure santé que ceux sur l’assistance sociale sauf lorsque ces premiers n’étaient pas en mesure de payer pour leurs prescriptions parce qu’ils n’en avaient pas les moyens. L’article se termine sur une discussion des implications de ces découvertes sur les politiques d’assistance sociale et de soins de santé.

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تاریخ انتشار 2000