Titre :

Toward a Socio-Territorial Approach to Health: Health Equity in West Africa

Auteur(s) :

Vialard, Lucie [Auteur]
Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces [LADYSS]
Squiban, Clara [Auteur]
Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces [LADYSS]
Riveau, Gilles [Auteur]
Hermann, Emmanuel [Auteur]
Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille - INSERM U 1019 - UMR 9017 - UMR 8204 [CIIL]
Diop, Doudou [Auteur]
Fournet, Florence [Auteur]
Diversity, ecology, evolution & Adaptation of arthropod vectors [MIVEGEC-DEEVA]
Salem, Gérard [Auteur]
Centre population et développement [CEPED - UMR_D 196]
Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces [LADYSS]
Foley, Ellen E. [Auteur]
Clarkson University

Titre de la revue :

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Éditeur :

MDPI

Date de publication :

2017

ISSN :

1661-7827

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

hypertension
health disparities
socio-territorial approach
urban health
diabetes
West Africa

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Géographie

Résumé en anglais : [en]

This study contributes to the literature about the effects of space and place on health by introducing a socio-territorial approach to urban health disparities in West Africa. It explores how urban spaces, specifically ...
Lire la suite >This study contributes to the literature about the effects of space and place on health by introducing a socio-territorial approach to urban health disparities in West Africa. It explores how urban spaces, specifically neighbourhoods, are shaped by social and economic relations and strategies of territorial control. We examine the potential influence of socio-territorial processes on vulnerability to disease, access to medical care, healthscapes, and illness experiences. Our research was conducted in Senegal and relied on a mixed methods design. We identified four neighbourhoods that represent the socio-spatial heterogeneity of the city of Saint-Louis and utilized the following methods: geographic and anthropological field research, household surveys, health knowledge and behaviour surveys, clinical exams, and illness interviews. Our results highlight the socio-territorial processes at work in each neighbourhood, clinical findings on three health measures (overweight, high blood pressure, and hyperglycaemia) and health experiences of individuals with hypertension or type II diabetes. We found significant differences in the prevalence of the three health measures in the study sites, while experiences managing hypertension and diabetes were similar. We conclude that a socio-territorial approach offers insight into the complex constellation of forces that produce health disparities in urban settings.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

Projet ANR :

SANTé, INEgalités, viLLES : une approche comparative des constructions socio-territoriales des inégalités de santé dans des villes secondaires d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) et Saint-Louis-du-Sénégal

Collections :

• Centre d'Infection et d'Immunité de Lille (CIIL) - U1019 - UMR 9017

Source :

Harvested from HAL