Updating income ranges for kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale for the year 2014 sukhvinder singh oberoi reader, department of public health dentistry, sudha rustagi college of dental sciences and research, faridabad, haryana, india. The increasing prevalence of obesity in subsaharan african women is not well understood, and black south african women in the region are particularly vulnerable. Updated kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale for 2012 dudala sr. Rahudkar scale 1960, udai parikh scale 1964, jalota scale 1970, kulshrestha scale 1972, kuppuswamy scale 1976, shrivastava scale 1978, bharadwaj scale 2001. Socio demographic profile of oral cancer patients residing in. A pathway from low socioeconomic status to dementia in. Classification of socioeconomic status by four ses scales. We sought to develop a simple measure of ses that would perform well across diverse, resourcelimited settings. This is the most commonly used scale for determining the ses of an urban family. It is measured by a number of factors, including income, occupation, and education, and it can have. The measurement of socioeconomic status for the reporting. This is in contrast to findings of our study in which the majority of patients 97. Introduction characterization of the status structure of society is a general problem in sociology.
The socioeconomic status ses is widely recognized as one of the important factors affecting the health condition of an individual or a family. Frontiers exploring perception of indians about plain. Scoring for modified kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale, revised for 2016. The most widely used scale for urban populations is kuppuswamy s socioeconomic scale, which was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976. For many years sociologists have discussed the issue of how to determine the positions individuals or nuclear families occupy in the status structure of a given society. Prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension in urban and. Elwasify abstract this study aimed to update and revalidate the scoring system of fahmy and elsherbini for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in egypt.
Mar, 2010 little published information is available about the oral health status of the population of vietnam. Breastfeeding practices within the first six months of age. Pdf modified kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale updated for. Introduction socioeconomic status ses is an important determinant of health ses infuences accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and actual utilization of available health facilities. Morbidity profile of cotton mill workers yerpude pn, jogdand.
Jun, 2019 apart from dragging discomfort, there was no history of anorexia, paroxysmal hypertension, tachycardia, headache, perspiration, or palpitations. Nonadherence to diet and physical activity is a major problem in the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. An illustration using data from pirls 2006 daniel h. Measures of ses exist for many countries, however not for saudi arabia sa. Developing a comprehensive cancer specific geriatric. In phase i of the indian council of medical researchindia diabetes icmr. The kuppuswamy s ses scale is a widely used scale for the measurement of ses in the urban areas in india. Impact of socioeconomic status and subjective social class. Research article clinical, laboratory, and management profile in patients of. Kuppuswamys socio economic status scale for the year 2014. This scale takes account of education, occupation, and income level of an individual with a different score for each of these three parameters summing up to total scores to classify the study groups as upper, upper middle, and lower socioeconomic status.
Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale a revision table 1. Assessment of nutritional status of patients suffering from asthma, priyanka jain, surya kant and rachna mishra. The most widely used scale for urban populations is kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale, which was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976. Health and socioeconomic status ses are linked in studies worldwide. Socioeconomic status ses is one of the most important social determinants of health and disease, thus, a widely studied construct in the social sciences. Developers must be familiar with how to determine the scale and scope of issues, and the level of seia required for each phase of eia. Xavier, mbbs, mba,pgdhm alumni, stanley medical college chennai 2. Modified kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale 20 kuppuswamy s scale is widely used to measure the socioeconomic status of an individual in an urban indian community based on three variables namely education level of head of family hof, occupation of hof and income per month. The aim of the study was to explore the coverage, quality, and correlates. Some of the facets of the scale sometimes create confusion and require explanation on how to classify, and need some minor updates to bring the scale uptodate.
The classification of the study population using the kuppuswamy, bpl, modified kuppuswamy scale and mdpi scalesis shown in table 3. Assessment of nutritional status of patients suffering from. Kuppuswamys socio economic status scale for the year 2014 1. Respondents comments and suggestions for ewaste management were also recorded. A revision of occupation and income criteria for 2016 find, read and cite all the. The study participants were finally categorized on the basis of their income using the kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale kuppuswamy, 1981. Updated kuppuswamy s socioeconomic scale for 2012 shankar reddy dudala department of community medicine, sri venkateswara medical college, tirupati, andhra pradesh, india.
This is particularly problematic when crosscountry comparisons are of interest. Jul 31, 2014 the aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of hypertension htn and its risk factors in urban and rural india. Socioeconomic status was measured by adopting and modifying the kuppuswammy scale for socioeconomic status that has been used previously in india and in nepal. The association between socioeconomic status and traditional. This study was undertaken to measure the factors associated with nonadherence to diet and physical activity advice among nepalese type 2 diabetic patients. Th e nature of a proposed development and its socioeconomic and cultural context helps defi ne the seia expectations. Socioeconomic status ses is a term used by sociologists, economists, and other social scientists to describe the class standing of an individual or group. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale. Updating and validation of the socioeconomic status scale for health research in egypt a. Low socioeconomic status and perceptions of social.
Socio demographic profile of oral cancer patients residing in tamil nadu a hospital based study r ganesh, j john, s saravanan department of public health dentistry, saveetha dental college and hospital, 162, poonamalee high road, chennai, tamil nadu, india. Oct 16, 2012 genetic analysis of measles viruses associated with recent cases and outbreaks has proven to bridge information gaps in routine outbreak investigations and has made a substantial contribution to measles control efforts by helping to identify the transmission pathways of the virus. The parameters selected to assess the socioeconomic status of the study area are family income, education and occupation. A case control study of the factors associated with. A critical appraisal of kuppuswamys socioeconomic status. Sep 23, 20 this study assessed perceptions and support among the indian populace about plain packaging for all tobacco products. Factor analysis of socioeconomic status of farmers in india. Development of two socioeconomic indices for saudi arabia. Plain packages for tobacco products were favored by majority of participants 69% and key. The national statistics socioeconomic classification ns. Adequate and quality immunization coverage plays a key role in controlling the outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases. Socioeconomic status was calculated using a point system. Places where immunization coverage is low, vaccine preventable diseases contribute to worse health outcomes. This can be regarded as the latest version of the scale, and the realtime update is dynamic, as per the calculations done using the online interactive calculator at.
Our objective was to investigate the impact of socioeconomic status and subjective social class on healthrelated quality of life hrqol vs. Eri education resources index lsay longitudinal surveys of australian youth mceetya ministerial council on education, employment, training and youth. Universal health coverage uhc is a key area in post2015 global agenda which has been incorporated as target for achieving healthrelated sustainable development goals sdgs. A national health interview survey was conducted in taiwan in 2001 that included 5,971 children and. Socioeconomic status scale of kuppuswamy urban, 19761 score card a education score 1. Updating income ranges for kuppuswamys socioeconomic status. Jan 15, 2011 most of the study subjects belonged to age group 30. Measuring socioeconomic status in multicountry studies. The revised kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale with realtime update is detailed in the table iii. Socioeconomic status and the career aspirations of. It is a complex assessment measured in a variety of ways that account for a persons work experience and economic and social position in relation to.
The most commonly used scales for measuring socioeconomic status are modified bg prasad scale. Socioeconomic status an overview sciencedirect topics. Oral health status of adults in southern vietnam a cross. Kuppuswamys ses scale for 2020 kuppuswamy scale update. The literature on relative deprivation in contrast to absolute deprivation 2 and subjective. The parameters were modified as education and occupation. We analyzed differences between hrqol and qol in individuals of various socioeconomic. Ewaste generation and management practices in chandigarh. Sep 18, 2015 socio eonomic status scale in india 1. Explained and updated click here to download the article for free how to cite. The kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale revised for the current year using realtime update tool, was used for the socioeconomic status classification. The analysis of 300 households was extrapolated to quantify the ewaste generated by all the households of chandigarh. Udai pareek socioeconomic status scale it attempts to examine the socioeconomic status for rural population. These parameters were given score in descending order from 12 to 1 in the case of per capita income, 7 to 1 in the case of education and 10 to 1 in the case of occupation.
Designed to address covariates confounding exposures, not main variables or the principal subject of a study, which might require more detailed questions. Pdf socioeconomic status ses is one among important indicators to evaluate the health status and nutritional status of a family. Similarly, in both the socioeconomic scales, the interpretation of the scores, in terms of the social classes is also unchanged. One of the scales widely used and quoted even today is the one developed by kuppuswamy. Factors associated with nonadherence to diet and physical. This is especially true in indian slum dwellings where 33.
Aug 26, 2017 some of the facets of the kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale sometimes create confusion and require explanation on how to classify, and need some minor updates to bring the scale uptodate. An online tool is available for realtime updating of the scale 3. Limited studies are available on the socioeconomic status ses associated with tcm use among the pediatric population. Kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale, patients were. The socioeconomic statusthe abc scalethe classification. Socioeconomic status ses is a composite measure of an individuals economic and sociological standing. The national oral health survey of vietnam 2001 showed that the prevalence of caries amongst adults in vietnam is high. Kuppuswamys scale, the scores awarded to the ation of the head of the family remain unchanged. The universe for the present study was all farmers who got loan from the punjab rural support program in district gujranwala for agricultural purpose. Coverage, quality, and correlates of childhood immunization. The present study describes the genetic characterization of wild type measles viruses from uttar pradesh, india. Updating income ranges for the year 2012 neeta kumar 1, neeru gupta 2, jugal kishore 3 1 scientist c, indian council of medical research, new delhi, india 2 scientist e, indian council of medical research, new delhi, india 3 professor, psm department, maulana azad medical college, new delhi, india.
A modification regarding the kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale. The association between low socioeconomic status ses and dementia is reportedly mediated by lifestylerelated diseases i. Figure 2 stages of eia introduction to socioeconomic imp. Socioeconomic status is one of those terms typically learned in a seventh grade social studies or civics class and then used in college term papers to subtly suggest a deep understanding of how society works, or perhaps how it should work.
Socioeconomic status also influences the accessibility, affordability, acceptability and actual utilization of various available health facilities. A revision of occupation and income criteria for 2016. Some of the facets of the kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale sometimes create confusion and require explanation on how to classify, and need some minor updates to bring the scale uptodate. A global framework has been developed to monitor sdg indicators disaggregated by socioeconomic and demographic markers.
Physical activity and inactivity patterns in india results. Pdf modification of kuppuswamys socioeconomic status. The modified kuppuswamy scale is commonly used to measure ses in urban and rural areas. Khairnar and others published kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale. While, there are many socioeconomic scales available, like rahudkar scale 1960, udai parikh scale 1964, jalota. There is no standardized approach to comparing socioeconomic status ses across multiple sites in epidemiological studies. The socioeconomic status was lower middle class iii as per modified kuppuswamy scale, and the patient was a farmer by profession. A revision for the scale to bring it uptodate and an online tool for its realtime updating are available.
This study evaluated the possibility of a mediating role of lifestylerelated diseases in the relationship between low ses. The questionnaires share the following characteristics. The system was adapted to the south african context from the kuppuswamy socioeconomic status scale 2010 patro et al. Among low socioeconomic status, there was no statistically significant difference between two scales scores. Socioeconomic scales are also widely used in community surveys and studies to assess the socioeconomic status of the family, which is further used as a variable to understand its influence on various diseases and risk factors. Socioeconomic status was categorized using the kupuswamy scale modified in the context of nepal, which gives a score to education, occupation, and income of households to classify on a 1 to 5 ordinal scale.
Mar 16, 2018 socioeconomic status was calculated using modified kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale. In this paper, we map the intersection of the career aspirations of students in years 4, 6, 8, and 10 with ses and other demographic variables in order to contribute to the evidence base for academic, educational, and political work on access to higher education and the policies, practices, and outcomes that might ensue. Family history of cvd was characterized as selfreported history of mother or father with either heart disease, stoke, diabetes and hypertension. Socioeconomic status scalesmodified kuppuswamy and udai. Pdf kuppuswamy s socio economic status scale a revision.
This study aimed to examine whether the relationship of socioeconomic status ses with changes in body mass index bmi and waist circumference wc is mediated by physical activity in ageing african women. Sep 25, 2015 kuppuswamys socio economic status scale for the year 2014 1. Original study the effect of age, gender and socio economic. Research article clinical, laboratory, and management profile.
Download socioeconomic status questionnaire word, 27 kb. Socioeconomic status ses is one of the most important social determinants of health and disease, thus, a w. A crosssectional study was conducted with 800 children. This scale was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976 and consists of a composite score which includes the education and occupation of the family head along with income per month of the family, which yields a score of 329. Base article that explains and updates the kuppuswamys scale revised kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale. Common contact allergens in patients with chronic vesicular. Influence of socioeconomic status on changes in body size. Impact of socioeconomic status on municipal solid waste. Similarly, since there were fewer observations in the lowest and highest score categories, we collapsed the categories into three lower. Socioeconomic status ses ses for urban areas was determined by using the 2011 revised kuppuswamys scale of socioeconomic status classification based on occupation, education and family income per month in rupees as parameters. May 26, 2015 table 2 kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale full size table poverty line is an economic benchmark and poverty threshold used by the government of india to indicate economic disadvantage. Socioeconomic classification india the socioeconomic status ses is an important determinant of health and nutritional status as well as of mortality and morbidity. This article provides a revised scale that allows for the realtime update of the scale. It took three parameters into account, namely, education, occupation, and income of the individual it was modified to enable ses assessment of a family rather than an individual.
Traditional chinese medicine tcm utilization is common in asian countries. Kuppus wamy scale was developed for assessing the ses of an urban individual. Modification of kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale in context to nepal. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale is extensively used in urban population, for assessment of the ses 2. This scale has nine factors which assess the socioeconomic status of the individual as shown. Use of indices to measure socioeconomic status ses in. Prevalence and epidemiological factors associated with. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale. According to this survey, the numbers of decayedmissingfilled teeth dmft in subjects aged 45 years and over ranged from. Negative social comparisons in lower socioeconomic status groups may underlie the heightened risks of poor health in these groups. For both scales, the dental anxiety was found to be higher for low socioeeconomic status. L, socius, companion, oeconomicus, methodical, status, state the position of an individual on a socialeconomic scale that measures such factors as education, income, type of occupation, place of residence, and, in some populations, heritage and religion. The socioeconomic status ses of the below poverty line families study is analyzes with accordance to the outcomes of the research data of education, occupation and income with reference to the kuppuswamys classification of socioeconomic status scale given below. We performed a longitudinal analysis using data regarding 8250 individuals drawn from the korean longitudinal study of aging klosa.