National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland.
Scand J Public Health. 2021 Dec;49(8):921-930. doi: 10.1177/1403494820929496. Epub 2020 Jun 7.
This study aims to investigate the association between household crowding and household composition and self-rated health and mental health (GHQ scale) among the Inuit in Greenland. Poor housing conditions are a concern in Greenland, especially in the villages, where socioeconomic standards in general are lower. A cohort of 1282 adults participated in two population-based surveys in Greenland, the Inuit Health in Transition survey 2005-2010 (baseline) and The Health Survey in Greenland 2014 (follow-up). Associations between household conditions at baseline and health outcomes at follow-up (poor self-rated health and mental health measured by the GHQ scale) were examined using logistic regression models, adjusting for covariates at baseline. Participants living in an overcrowded dwelling (more than one person per room) at baseline were more likely to report poor self-rated health at follow-up (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.09; 1.99) compared with those not living in an overcrowded dwelling. In addition, participants who lived alone at baseline were more likely (OR 1.98; 95% CI 1.09; 3.58) to experience poor mental health at follow-up compared with those who lived with children.
本研究旨在探讨格陵兰因纽特人家庭拥挤程度和家庭构成与自感健康和心理健康（GHQ 量表）之间的关系。住房条件差是格陵兰令人关注的问题，尤其是在村庄，那里的社会经济标准普遍较低。一个由 1282 名成年人组成的队列参与了格陵兰的两项基于人群的调查，即 2005-2010 年因纽特人过渡健康调查（基线）和 2014 年格陵兰健康调查（随访）。使用逻辑回归模型，根据基线时的协变量，检验基线时的家庭条件与随访时的健康结果（由 GHQ 量表衡量的自感健康状况不佳和心理健康不佳）之间的关联。与未居住在拥挤住所（每间房超过一人）的参与者相比，居住在拥挤住所的参与者在随访时更有可能报告自感健康状况不佳（OR 1.47；95%CI 1.09；1.99）。此外，与与儿童一起生活的参与者相比，独居的参与者在随访时更有可能（OR 1.98；95%CI 1.09；3.58）出现心理健康不佳。
