- Title
- A cross-sectional survey of health risk behaviour clusters among a sample of socially disadvantaged Australian welfare recipients
- Creator
- Bryant, Jamie; Bonevski, Billie; Paul, Chris L.; Lecathelinais, Christophe L.
- Relation
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol. 37, Issue 2, p. 118-123
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12028
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Objective: To examine the prevalence and clustering of six health risk behaviours (smoking, alcohol, inadequate sun protection, physical inactivity, and inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption) among severely disadvantaged individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional touch screen computer survey was conducted with 383 clients attending a social and community welfare organisation in New South Wales. Participants were assessed on smoking status, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, sun protection and socio-demographic characteristics. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis and logistic regression were used to assess the prevalence, clustering and socio-demographic predictors of health risk behaviours. Results: Ninety-eight per cent of the participants reported inadequate vegetable consumption, 62.7% reported inadequate fruit consumption, 82.5% reported inadequate sun protection, 61.7% smoked tobacco, 51.4% consumed alcohol at risky levels and 36.5% were insufficiently active. Most participants (87%) reported three or more risk behaviours. Male participants, younger participants and those with lower education were more likely to smoke tobacco and consume alcohol. Conclusions: The prevalence of health risk behaviours among a sample of typically hard-to-reach, severely disadvantaged individuals is extremely high. Implications: Future intervention development should take into account the likelihood of health risk clustering among severely disadvantaged groups.
- Subject
- socioeconomically disadvantaged; clustering; health risk behaviours; vulnerable populations
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1037695
- Identifier
- uon:13475
- Identifier
- ISSN:1326-0200
- Rights
- The definitive version is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com
- Language
- eng
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