Southern Derbyshire Health Survey 2002
Synopsis:
The 2002 Southern Derbyshire Health Survey was commissioned to
support the ongoing development and monitoring of local health
improvement programmes and to address gaps in information on the health
of the local population.
Objectives included:
- To provide updated information on key aspects of health and
determinants of health not readily obtainable from routine sources
- To develop capacity for monitoring changes in health over time
- To develop capacity for monitoring reduction of inequalities in
health
The survey was restricted to two age bands (25-44 and 65-74) to allow
exploration of inequalities in health in greater depth. Population
samples were obtained from the district patient register and included
representative samples totalling around 4500 residents of Derby in the
selected age groups and a similar number of residents of three selected
Neighbourhood Renewal Areas (NRAs) - Normanton Rd/Peartree, Osmaston/Allenton,
Sinfin/Old Sinfin.
Data were collected using self-completed postal questionnaires
embracing questions that had previously been validated elsewhere.
Response rates varied from 25-30% in young men in NRAs to around 80% in
older men and women in the City-wide representative samples.
Cross-sectional analyses focused on geographical inequalities showed
that:
- Across almost all of the measures of health status in the
survey, people living in NRAs reported poorer health compared with
people living elsewhere in the City.
- People in NRAs were more likely to report problems with their
housing, were more likely to report specific features of their
neighbourhoods and communities as poor or very poor, and were more
likely to report a lack of personal social support o While some
health-related behaviours such as alcohol consumption and physical
activity were little different between NRAs and other areas, higher
proportions of NRA residents smoked and lower proportions consumed
five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
- Levels of obesity tended to be higher in NRAs reaching 23% among
women aged 65-74.
Compared with the registered patients of Greater Derby PCT, the
registered patients of Central Derby PCT tended to have poorer health,
as might be predicted given their generally less favourable social
environmental circumstances. Further analyses will include: Comparisons
between the cross-sectional results from the 1999 and 2002 surveys and
Changes in health and determinants of health among people who
participated in both surveys.
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