Income and health in Accra, Ghana: results from a time use and health study.

نویسندگان

  • Günther Fink
  • John R Weeks
  • Allan G Hill
چکیده

This paper uses newly collected household survey data from Accra, Ghana, to investigate whether incomes affect acute and chronic health outcomes in settings that can be considered representative for the large and rapidly growing urban centers of sub-Saharan Africa. The Time Use and Health Study in Accra collected information on incomes, current health status, and health care use from 5,484 persons in 1,250 households, each repeatedly sampled on a rolling basis for a period of 13 weeks. Data collection took place during September 2008-March 2010 to capture seasonal variations. The study found that incomes varied widely between households, and that a high fraction of persons lived below the poverty line. Despite this level of income poverty and an overall remarkably high burden of treatable disease, no systematic differences in self-reported and objectively measured health conditions were detected across socioeconomic groups.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

دوره 87 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012