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| Title |
From causes to solutions - insights from lay knowledge about health inequalities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-67 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christine Putland, Fran E Baum, Anna M Ziersch |
| Abstract |
This paper reports on a qualitative study of lay knowledge about health inequalities and solutions to address them. Social determinants of health are responsible for a large proportion of health inequalities (unequal levels of health status) and inequities (unfair access to health services and resources) within and between countries. Despite an expanding evidence base supporting action on social determinants, understanding of the impact of these determinants is not widespread and political will appears to be lacking. A small but growing body of research has explored how ordinary people theorise health inequalities and the implications for taking action. The findings are variable, however, in terms of an emphasis on structure versus individual agency and the relationship between being 'at risk' and acceptance of social/structural explanations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 115 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 10% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 27 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 23 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 11% |
| Psychology | 8 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 39 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2023.
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#5,573,565
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,463
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#40,834
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#37
of 131 outputs
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