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Table 4 Health behaviours, health status and health service utilisation (N = 28)

From: A pre-and-post study of an urban renewal program in a socially disadvantaged neighbourhood in Sydney, Australia

 

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

 

Health behaviours

Daily smoker

17

61

15

54

0.79

Hazardous alcohol intake

13

46

14

50

1.00

Adequate physical activity

16

57

14

50

0.79

Health status

Overweight/obesity

14

50

15

54

1.00

‘Excellent/very good/good’ self-rated health

18

64

14

50

0.34

‘High/very high’ psychological distress1

11

41

7

26

0.39

Health service utilisation

Visited general practitioner at least once in the previous 4 weeks

17

61

14

50

0.55

  1. 1missing = 1