Table 2.
Analysis of projects included in the Regional Prevention Plans (RPPs) that addressed the reduction of inequalities and specific public health issues concerning vulnerable populations, according to selected variables
| Variables | Projects with attention to inequalitiesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | pV | |
| N. (%) | N. (%) | ||
| Macroarea of intervention | |||
| Predictive medicine | 34 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) | <0.001* |
| Universal prevention | 415 (94.3) | 25 (5.7) | |
| Prevention in populations at risk | 163 (84.9) | 29 (15.1) | |
| Tertiary preventionb | 34 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Geographic area | |||
| North | 274 (90.1) | 30 (9.9) | 0.198 |
| Center | 117 (91.4) | 11 (8.6) | |
| South | 208 (93.7) | 14 (6.3) | |
| Islands | 47 (97.9) | 1 (2.1) | |
| Quality score of the Strategic Plan section of the RPPc | |||
| Low/medium | 448 (94.3) | 27 (5.7) | 0.001* |
| High | 198 (87.2) | 29 (12.8) | |
| Regional Gini index | |||
| 1st quartile | 142 (93.4) | 10 (6.6) | 0.172 |
| 2nd quartile | 193 (91.9) | 17 (8.1) | |
| 3rd quartile | 145 (87.4) | 21 (12.6) | |
| 4th quartile | 162 (93.1) | 12 (6.9) | |
| Recovery Plan in the Region | |||
| No | 348 (90.9) | 35 (9.1) | 0.213 |
| Yes | 298 (93.4) | 21 (6.6) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Regional health care expenditure as % of the RGDPd | |||
| (continuous) | 8.1 (2.0) | 7.7 (1.9) | 0.121 |
| Percentage of migrants in the Region | |||
| (continuous) | 7.1 (3.4) | 8.0 (3.2) | 0.046** |
| Deprivation index | |||
| (continuous) | 15.6 (7.0) | 14.3 (7.1) | 0.203 |
aSee text for definition
bTertiary prevention: Prevention of complications and recurrence of diseases
c RPP Regional Prevention Plan
d RGDP Regional Gross Domestic Product
*pV < 0.05 (Chi-square test)
**pV < 0.05 (Student’s t test)