medigraphic.com
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

2021, Number 2

<< Back Next >>

salud publica mex 2021; 63 (2)

The family affluence scale for research on social inequities in Latin American adolescents health

Pérez A, Thrasher A, Monzón JC, Arillo-Santillán E, Barnoya J, Mejía R

Language: Spanish
References: 34
Page: 201-210
PDF size: 277.82 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective. To assess the family affluence scale (FAS), which consists of self-reported number of computers and cars in the home, having one’s own bedroom and holidays, as a family socioeconomic status (SES) indicator for adolescents in three Latin American countries. Materials and methods. 14 717 secondary students from Argentina, Mexico and Guatemala were surveyed. The association between FAS and other SES indicators at familiar level (parent education and owning of technological goods and services) and school level (marginalization index, public or private school, and school fee) were evaluated. Results. The FAS was associated in the expected direction with all other NSE indicators. Conclusions. The FAS seems to be a valid indicator of the material wealth of adolescent families, as well as of school SES, and it can be used in studies on health inequities in Latin American adolescents.


REFERENCES

  1. Patton GC, Sawyer SM, Santelli JS, Ross DA, Afifi R, Allen NB, et al. Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing. Lancet. 2016;387(10036):2423-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00579-1

  2. Alemán-Díaz AY, Toczydlowska E, Mazur J, Frasquilho D, Melkumova M, Holmqvist G. Why income inequalities matter for young people’s health: A look at the evidence. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research, 2016.

  3. Rivera-Dommarco J, Shamah-Levy T, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Bautista- Arredondo S, Romero-Martínez M, Pelcastre-Villafuerte B, Torres-Pereda P. La salud de los mexicanos que habitan en localidades de menos de 100 000 habitantes. Salud Publica Mex. 2019;61(6):709-15. https://doi. org/10.21149/10980

  4. Villalobos A, Unikel C, Hernández-Serrato MI, Bojórquez I. Evolución de las conductas alimentarias de riesgo en adolescentes mexicanos, 2006-2018. Salud Publica Mex. 2020;62(6):734-744. https://doi. org/10.21149/11545

  5. Elgar FJ, McKinnon B, Torsheim T, Schnohr CW, Mazur J, Cavallo F, Currie C. Patterns of socioeconomic inequality in adolescent health differ according to the measure of socioeconomic position. Soc Indic Res. 2016;127(3):1169-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-0994-6

  6. Torsheim T, Currie C, Boyce W, Kalnins I, Overpeck M, Haugland S. Material deprivation and self-rated health: a multilevel study of adolescents from 22 European and North American countries. Soc Sci Med. 2004;59(1):18-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.09.032

  7. Vázquez-Salas A, Hubert C, Villalobos A, Sánchez-Ferrer J, Ortega-Olvera C, Romero M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T. Características infantiles y contextuales asociadas con el desarrollo infantil temprano en la niñez mexicana. Salud Publica Mex. 2020;62(6):714-724. https://doi.org/10.21149/11869

  8. Vallejo-Torres L, Hale D, Morris S, Viner RM. Income-related inequality in health and health-related behaviour: Exploring the equalisation hypothesis. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014;68(7):615-21. https://doi. org/10.1136/jech-2013-203306

  9. Currie C, Molcho M, Boyce W, Holstein B, Torsheim T, Richter M. Researching health inequalities in adolescents: The development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Family Affluence Scale. Soc Sci Med. 2008;66(6):1429-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed. 2007.11.024

  10. Cutler DM, Lleras-Muney A, Vogl T. Socioeconomic status and health: dimensions and mechanisms. En: Glied S, Smith PC, editores. The oxford handbook of health economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199238828.013.0007

  11. Braveman PA, Cubbin C, Egerter S, Chideya S, Marchi KS, Metzler M, Posner S. Socioeconomic satus in health research. One size does not fit all. JAMA. 2005;294(22):2879-88. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.294.22.2879

  12. Currie CE, Elton RA, Todd J, Platt S. Indicators of socioeconomic status for adolescents: The WHO health behaviour in school-aged children survey. Health Educ Res. 1997;12(3):385-97. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/12.3.385

  13. Kehoe S, O’Hare L. The reliability and validity of the Family Affluence Scale. Eff Educ. 2010;2(2):155-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415532.2010 .524758

  14. Pförtner TK, Moor I, Rathmann K, Hublet A, Molcho M, Kunst AE, Richter M. The association between family affluence and smoking among 15-year-old adolescents in 33 European countries, Israel and Canada: The role of national wealth. Addiction. 2015;110(1):162-73. https://doi. org/10.1111/add.12741

  15. Richter M, Vereecken CA, Boyce W, Maes L, Gabhainn SN, Currie CE. Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries. Int J Public Health. 2009;54(4):203-12. https://doi. org/10.1007/s00038-009-8018-4

  16. Calbano AG, Moyano MÁ, Mamondi V, Berra S. Prevalence of high blood pressure among schoolchildren from Córdoba, Argentina, and its relation to socioeconomic status. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2018;116(5):340-4. https://doi.org/10.5546/aap.2018.eng.340

  17. Jordão LMR, Malta DC, Freire MCM. Clustering patterns of oral and general health-risk behaviours in Brazilian adolescents: Findings from a national survey. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2018;46(2):194-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12354

  18. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Population Prospects 2019, Highlights. Nueva York: UN, 2019. Disponible en: https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_Highlights.pdf

  19. Mejia R, Pérez A, Abad-Vivero EN, Kollath-Cattano C, Barrientos- Gutierrez I, Thrasher JF, Sargent JD. Exposure to alcohol use in motion pictures and teen drinking in Latin America. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016;40(3):631-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12986

  20. Consejo Nacional de Población. Índice de marginación por entidad federativa y municipio 2010. México: Conapo, 2011. Disponible en: http:// www.conapo.gob.mx/es/CONAPO/Indices_de_Marginacion_2010_por_ entidad_federativa_y_municipio

  21. Boyce W, Torsheim T, Currie C, Zambon A. The family affluence scale as a measure of national wealth: Validation of an adolescent self-report measure. Soc Indic Res. 2006;78(3):473-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s11205-005-1607-6

  22. Wardle J, Robb K, Johnson F. Assessing socioeconomic status in adolescents: The validity of a home affluence scale. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2002;56(8):595-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.56.8.595

  23. Boudreau B, Poulin C. An examination of the validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a general adolescent population of Canada. Soc Indic Res. 2009;94(1):29-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9334-4

  24. Lin YC. Assessing the use of the Family Affluence Scale as socioeconomic indicators for researching health inequalities in Taiwan adolescents. Soc Indic Res. 2011;102(3):463-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9683-7

  25. Schnohr CW, Kreiner S, Due EP, Currie C, Boyce W, Diderichsen F. Differential item functioning of a family affluence scale: Validation study on data from HBSC 2001/02. Soc Indic Res. 2008;89(1):79-95. https://doi. org/10.1007/s11205-007-9221-4

  26. DeVellis R. Scale development: Theory and applications. London: SAGE Publications, 2017.

  27. Diez-Roux AV. Multilevel analysis in public health research. Annu Rev Public Health. 2000;21:171-92. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth. 21.1.171

  28. Batista-Foguet JM, Fortiana J, Currie C, Villalbí JR. Socioeconomic indexes in surveys for comparisons between countries. Soc Indic Res. 2004;67:315-32. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SOCI.0000032341.14612.b8

  29. De Moraes ACF, Forkert ECO, Vilanova-Campelo RC, González- Zapata LI, Azzaretti L, Iguacel I, et al. Measuring socioeconomic status and environmental factors in the SAYCARE study in South America: Reliability of the methods. Obesity. 2018;26(supl 1):14-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ oby.22115

  30. Zavala-Arciniega L, Lozano P, Kollath-Cattano C, Gutierrez-Torres DS, Arillo-Santillán E, Barrientos-Gutiérrez I, et al. E-cigarette use frequency and motivations among current users in middle school. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019;204:107585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107585

  31. Barrientos-Gutierrez I, Lozano P, Arillo-Santillan E, Morello P, Mejia R, Thrasher JF. “Technophilia”: A new risk factor for electronic cigarette use among early adolescents? Addict Behav. 2019;91:193-200. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.09.004

  32. Hartley JEK, Levin K, Currie C. A new version of the HBSC Family Affluence Scale - FAS III: Scottish qualitative findings from the international FAS development study. Child Indic Res. 2016;9(1):233-45. https://doi. org/10.1007/s12187-015-9325-3

  33. Koivusilta LK, Rimpelä AH, Kautiainen SM. Health inequality in adolescence. Does stratification occur by familial social background, family affluence, or personal social position? BMC Public Health. 2006;6(110):1- 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-110

  34. Andersen A, Krølner R, Currie C, Dallago L, Due P, Richter M, et al. High agreement on family affluence between children’s and parents’ reports: international study of 11-year-old children. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2008;62(12):1092-4. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2007.065169




2020     |     www.medigraphic.com