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‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health

Fairbrother, Hannah; Woodrow, Nicholas; Crowder, Mary; Holding, Eleanor; Griffin, Naomi; Er, Vanessa; Dodd-Reynolds, Caroline; Egan, Matt; Lock, Karen; Scott, Steph; Summerbell, Carolyn; McKeown, Rachael; Rigby, Emma; Kyle, Phillippa; Goyder, Elizabeth

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Authors

Hannah Fairbrother

Nicholas Woodrow

Mary Crowder

Eleanor Holding

Naomi Griffin

Vanessa Er

Matt Egan

Karen Lock

Steph Scott

Rachael McKeown

Emma Rigby

Phillippa Kyle

Elizabeth Goyder



Abstract

Meaningful inclusion of young people’s perceptions and experiences of inequalities is argued to be critical in the development of pro-equity policies. Our study explored young people’s perceptions of what influences their opportunities to be healthy within their local area and their understandings of health inequalities. Three interlinked qualitative focus group discussions, each lasting 90 to 100 min, with the same six groups of young people (n = 42) aged 13–21, were conducted between February and June 2021. Participants were recruited from six youth groups in areas of high deprivation across three geographical locations in England (South Yorkshire, the North East and London). Our study demonstrates that young people understand that health inequalities are generated by social determinants of health, which in turn influence behaviours. They highlight a complex interweaving of pathways between social determinants and health outcomes. However, they do not tend to think in terms of the social determinants and their distribution as resulting from the power and influence of those who create and benefit from health and social inequalities. An informed understanding of the causes of health inequalities, influenced by their own unique generational experiences, is important to help young people contribute to the development of pro-equity policies of the future.

Citation

Fairbrother, H., Woodrow, N., Crowder, M., Holding, E., Griffin, N., Er, V., …Goyder, E. (2022). ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), Article 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 12, 2022
Online Publication Date Mar 19, 2022
Publication Date Mar 2, 2022
Deposit Date Apr 13, 2022
Publicly Available Date Jul 6, 2022
Journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Print ISSN 1661-7827
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 6
Article Number 3679
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679

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