Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway
Objectives. The Sami people constitute an ethnic minority in northern Norway. The objectives of this study were to compare municipalities with a majority of Sami in the population and a control group with regard to socioeconomic factors and health outcome. Methods. Original data from Statistics Norw...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/25054 2023-05-15T15:55:24+02:00 Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway Norum, Jan Nieder, Carsten 2012-08-20 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25054 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19127 eng eng Taylor & Francis International Journal of Circumpolar Health Norum JN, Nieder C. Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2012;71 FRIDAID 963929 doi:10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19127 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25054 openAccess Copyright 2012 The Author(s) Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2012 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19127 2022-05-11T22:58:43Z Objectives. The Sami people constitute an ethnic minority in northern Norway. The objectives of this study were to compare municipalities with a majority of Sami in the population and a control group with regard to socioeconomic factors and health outcome. Methods. Original data from Statistics Norway and Directorate of health on socioeconomic factors (education, unemployment, disability, poverty) and health outcomes [total mortality, cancer specific mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) specific mortality] were imported from the ‘‘Health Atlas’’ at the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (NNRHA) trust. The 8 municipalities in the administration area of the Sami language law (Sami-majority group 18,868 inhabitants) was compared with a control group consisting of 11 municipalities where the Sami constitute a small minority in the population (18,931 inhabitants). Most data were from 2005 and 2008. Results. There was no significant difference in socioeconomic factors. Overall, cancer- and CVDspecific mortality rates were similar in both groups. The life expectancy was significantly longer among women in the Sami-majority area (81.3 vs. 79.5 years, p0.035) and males (74.5 vs. 72.0 years, p0.037). Conclusion. Socioeconomic factors and cause-specific mortality rate were similar in the Sami-majority group and the control group. Residents of both sexes in Sami-majority areas enjoyed longer life expectancy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway sami University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 71 1 19127 |
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Objectives. The Sami people constitute an ethnic minority in northern Norway. The objectives of this study were to compare municipalities with a majority of Sami in the population and a control group with regard to socioeconomic factors and health outcome. Methods. Original data from Statistics Norway and Directorate of health on socioeconomic factors (education, unemployment, disability, poverty) and health outcomes [total mortality, cancer specific mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) specific mortality] were imported from the ‘‘Health Atlas’’ at the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (NNRHA) trust. The 8 municipalities in the administration area of the Sami language law (Sami-majority group 18,868 inhabitants) was compared with a control group consisting of 11 municipalities where the Sami constitute a small minority in the population (18,931 inhabitants). Most data were from 2005 and 2008. Results. There was no significant difference in socioeconomic factors. Overall, cancer- and CVDspecific mortality rates were similar in both groups. The life expectancy was significantly longer among women in the Sami-majority area (81.3 vs. 79.5 years, p0.035) and males (74.5 vs. 72.0 years, p0.037). Conclusion. Socioeconomic factors and cause-specific mortality rate were similar in the Sami-majority group and the control group. Residents of both sexes in Sami-majority areas enjoyed longer life expectancy. |
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Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway |
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Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway |
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Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway |
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Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Norum JN, Nieder C. Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2012;71 FRIDAID 963929 doi:10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19127 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25054 |
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