Social exclusion and women's health: public health needs through life course

• Project/Area Number: 15H06614
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: Taniguchi Umeda Maki 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (40424311)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 健康の社会的決定要因 / 社会医学 / 女性 / ライフコース / ジェンダー / 健康 / 健康格差 / 社会経済的要因 / 看護学 / 公衆衛生看護 / 社会疫学 / 精神保健

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current study aimed at examined the impact of social exclusion on women’s health and its risk factors. We reviewed academic papers and governmental reports and defined social exclusion as “restriction of access to social services and social interaction (housing, education, healthcare, social welfare, employment) that are available for the majority in a given society”. The review also revealed that changes in family structure by marriage, divorce, and birth could increase a rick for social exclusion among wo. We conducted empirical studies to explore the risk factors for social exclusion and its health impact among Japanese women. As a result, we found that non-employment could hinder women’s access to health care in marital violence, while obtaining higher occupational position may not contribute to women’s health in Japan.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University College London(United Kingdom)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Pittsburgh(米国)
• [Journal Article] Effect of socioeconomic conditions on health care utilization in marital violence: a cross-sectional investigation from the Japanese Study on Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood. (2017)
  • Author(s): Umeda M, Kawakami N, Miller E.
  • Journal Title: Int J Equity Health. Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 41-41
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0528-8
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Does an advantageous occupational position make women happier in contemporary Japan? Findings from the Japanese Study of Health, Occupation, and Psychosocial Factors Related Equity (J-HOPE) (2015)
  • Author(s): Umeda, M., McMunn, A , Cable, N., Hashimoto, H., Kawakami, N., Marmot, M.
  • Journal Title: SSM Population Health Volume: 1 Pages: 8-15
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2015.09.002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Does an advantageous occupational position make women happier in contemporary Japan? (2016)
  • Author(s): M. Umeda
  • Organizer: 4th International Conference on Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Place of Presentation: London UK
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-04
  • Int'l Joint Research