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Gender difference in socioeconomic and health status among Japanese deaf adults: Results from the national level survey in Japan


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Yoko Kobayashi, PhD, Research and Support Center on Higher Education for the Hearing and Visually Impaired, Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Nanako Tamiya, MD, PhD, Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Yutaka Osugi, PhD, Research and Support Center on Higher Education for the Hearing and Visually Impaired, Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Background: Gender-based inequalities in socioeconomic and health status have been documented among people with disabilities. However, reported quantitative study examining gender differences in the associations between Japanese deaf adults and social and health conditions in Japan is scarce.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using a national level sampling recruits about 500 individuals aged 20 years and older. Data were collected through nationwide deaf community, Japan, in 2014. Individual interviews collected information on demographic characteristics (age, gender), socioeconomic status (family structure, employment status, education, etc.), communication (sign language, assistive technology, etc.), health status (self-rated health, psychological distress, etc.), health-related behavior (smoking habit, alcohol consumption), use of health and welfare services, and social support. Multivariate logistic regression analyses will reveal significant gender difference in several social and health measures.

Results: Main themes will be identified during the analysis of this cross sectional studies are: socioeconomic status, communication, health status, health-related behavior, use of services, and social support.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the value of models which include a wide range of socioeconomic and health variables, and affirm the importance of looking more closely at gender difference in socioeconomic and health among deaf people in Japan.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Identify the gender difference on socioeconomic and health status among Japanese deaf adults in Japan.

Keyword(s): Accessibility, Gender

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a MPH, specializing in community health education and have been practiced in evaluation to eliminate social and health disparities and improving the health of underrepresented minorities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.