TY - JOUR T1 - Inequalities in mental health in the working population of Spain: a National Health Survey-based study JO - Gaceta Sanitaria T2 - AU - Arias-de la Torre,Jorge AU - Artazcoz,Lucía AU - Molina,Antonio José AU - Fernández-Villa,Tania AU - Martín,Vicente SN - 02139111 M3 - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.02.011 DO - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.02.011 UR - https://www.gacetasanitaria.org/es-inequalities-in-mental-health-in-articulo-S0213911116300061 AB - ObjectiveIn the working population, poor mental health is a significant problem whose prevalence rates and associated factors could differ by gender, especially in a period of socioeconomic changes. The aims of this study were: a) to determine the prevalence of poor mental health in the working population of Spain in 2011; b) to identify the association of this prevalence with socioeconomic and work-related variables for men and women separately; c) to determine if the patterns differ by gender. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with data from the National Health Survey of Spain (2011). Of the 21,007 participants in the survey, we selected 7396 whose employment status was described as “working” The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was used as a screening tool to detect poor mental health. Prevalences were calculated and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to verify the association between variables. ResultsThe prevalence of poor mental health was higher among women (19.9%) than men (13.9%), the overall prevalence being 16.8%. The variables associated with a higher prevalence were type of contract and work-related variables in men, and age and socioeconomic variables in women. ConclusionsThis study shows that, in the working population of Spain, the prevalence of poor mental health and its related factors differ by gender. Poor mental health is mainly related to socioeconomic variables in women but is mostly associated with work-related variables in men. ER -