Social factors mediating social class differences in blood pressure in a Jamaican community
Soc Sci Med
; 35(4): 1233-44, Nov. 1992.
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ABSTRACT
Research on the factors mediating social class differences in blood pressure was carried out in a Jamaican community. It was found in a previous report that higher social class is related to higher blood pressure. These differences are examined in greater detail here, especially in terms of the historical context of the specific community studies, which is on the fringe of the Kingston urban area, and in terms of the continuing importance of a social class system established under colonial rule. In the current study it is shown that social class differences in blood pressure for males are mediated by perceptions of economic stress. It is suggested that specific patterns of the growth of the city, and the the historically-based social class system, have resulted in the juxtaposition of lower and middle class Jamaican within this community, who in turn are influenced by different factors affecting blood pressure (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Sci Med
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article