Differences in neighborhood accessibility to health-related resources: A nationwide comparison between deprived and affluent neighborhoods in Sweden

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Abstract

This nationwide Swedish study used geocoded data from all businesses in Sweden to examine the distribution of 12 main categories of goods, services, and resources in 6986 neighborhoods, categorized as low, moderate, and high neighborhood deprivation. The main findings were that high- and moderate-deprivation neighborhoods had a significantly higher prevalence of all types of goods, services, and resources than low-deprivation neighborhoods. These findings do not support previous research that hypothesizes that poorer health among people in deprived neighborhoods is explained by a lack of health-promoting resources, although a higher presence of health-damaging resources may play a role.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-139
Number of pages8
JournalHealth and Place
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Accessibility
  • Deprivation
  • Neighborhood

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