Figure 2.6.13: Socio-economic inequalities in singleton low birth weight rate
Relative index of inequality (mean), Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2003–04 to 2011–12 annual average
Source:
Public Health Ontario. Snapshots: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Health Inequities in Singleton Low Birth Weight 2011-12. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2018 May 9 [2019 Mar 14]. Available from: http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Low-Birth-Weight-Inequities.aspx Distract Abstract Database, 2003-2012, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date extracted: 2018 February 08Note:
Socioeconomic status was assigned to an individual based on the neighbourhood proxy measure of the Ontario Marginalization - material deprivation quintiles using Ontario cut-offs for comparison purposes. 2007-2008 health status data are assigned to 2006 ON-Marg quintiles, and 2009-2012 health status data are assigned to 2011 ON-Marg quintiles.
When the whole population is taken into consideration, relative inequalities in low birth weight rate in Middlesex-London were actually steady until 2009–10 when inequalities in both Middlesex-London and the province as a whole increased based on the relative index of inequality. The inequality continued to increase in 2011–12 in Middlesex-London and was slightly higher but not significantly different than that experienced across Ontario.