Energy poverty and health inequalities in Barcelona: A cross-sectional trends study in the context of COVID-19, energy crisis and climate change, 2016–2021

IF 3.8 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health & Place Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103401

Karen Naes Aaserud , Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo , Laia Palència , Juli Carrere , María José López , Laura Oliveras

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the time trends in Barcelona before and during the adverse context of COVID-19, energy crisis, and climate change in 1) the energy poverty (EP) prevalence; 2) the association between EP and health and 3) the impact of EP on health, according to the axes of inequality (sex, age, social class, and country of birth). We conducted a cross-sectional trends study using data from the 2016 and 2021 Barcelona Health Survey. This study clearly recognizes that EP continues to be an important public health problem in the context of Barcelona. The results show that EP did increase somewhat, though not as sharply as hypothesized in the current adverse context. Neither did it have as large consequences on the effects of EP on health as we expected to see. However, it demonstrates that there is still a strong association between EP and poor health, particularly in vulnerable groups such as people born in LMI countries and manual workers, who experienced an increase in the impact of EP on poor health outcomes, which suggests increasing health inequalities.

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巴塞罗那的能源贫困和健康不平等：2016-2021年2019冠状病毒病、能源危机和气候变化背景下的横断面趋势研究

本研究的目的是分析巴塞罗那在2019冠状病毒病、能源危机和气候变化的不利背景下，在1)能源贫困（EP）盛行之前和期间的时间趋势；根据不平等轴线（性别、年龄、社会阶层和出生国家），EP与健康之间的关系和3)EP对健康的影响。我们使用2016年和2021年巴塞罗那健康调查的数据进行了横断面趋势研究。这项研究清楚地认识到，在巴塞罗那的情况下，EP仍然是一个重要的公共卫生问题。结果表明，在当前不利的环境下，EP确实有所增加，尽管没有假设的那么急剧。它对EP对健康的影响也没有我们预期的那么大。然而，它表明，EP与健康状况不佳之间仍然存在很强的联系，特别是在低收入国家出生的人和体力劳动者等弱势群体中，EP对健康状况不佳的影响越来越大，这表明健康不平等现象正在加剧。

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