Energy poverty, its intensity and health in vulnerable populations in a Southern European city Pobreza energética, su intensidad y salud en población vulnerable en una ciudad del sur de Europa
Carrere, Juli 1988- (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Peralta, A. (The Johns Hopkins University - Pompeu Fabra University Public Policy Center)
Oliveras, Laura (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
López Medina, María José (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc 1978- (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Benach, Joan (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Transdisciplinary Research Group on Socioecological Transitions (GinTRANS2).)
Novoa, Ana M. (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)

Fecha:	2021
Resumen:	Objective: To describe and compare the health status between vulnerable population participating in a program to tackle energy poverty (Energía, la justa) and the non-energy poor Barcelona (Spain) population and to analyse among participants the effect of energy poverty intensity on health. Method: Cross-sectional study based on data from program participants obtained before the intervention. Participants (1799 women and 671 men) were compared to non-energy poor population of Barcelona (1393 women and 1215 men) sampled from the Barcelona Public Health Survey (2016). Standardized prevalence and prevalence ratios of self-perceived poor health, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and depression and/or anxiety were estimated, and among participants the association between health status and energy poverty intensity was estimated with multivariate models. Results: The probability of poor self-perceived physical and mental health ranged from 2. 2 to 5. 3 times greater in the program participants than non-energy poor Barcelona population. Among program participants, those most affected were found to be the most likely to report poor health outcomes, regardless of other sociodemographic factors. Conclusions: The prevalence of poor physical and mental health was considerably higher among women and men participating in the programme compared to the non-energy poor population and was even worse among those who were more severely affected. Public policies that tackle energy poverty and its consequences are urgently needed in Spain.
Ayudas:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PI15/02006
Nota:	Altres ajuts: Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) ; European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
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Lengua:	Castellà
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Energy poverty ; Fuel poverty ; Social determinants of health ; Social health inequalities ; Health ; Vulnerable populations
Publicado en:	Gaceta sanitaria, Vol. 35 Núm. 5 (enero 2021) , p. 438-444, ISSN 1578-1283

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.07.007
PMID: 33129571

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