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086			_a01080-XI
100			_aDressler, William W.
100			_aGrell, Gerald A.C.
100			_aGallagher Jr., Philip N.
100			_aViteri, Fernando E.
245			_aSocial factors mediating social class differences in blood pressure in a Jamaican community
260			_c1992
300			_a12 p.
300			_btbls., graph
520			_a Research on the factors mediating social class differences in blood pressure was carried out in a Jamaican community. It was found in a previous report that higher social class is related to lower blood pressure for females, while for males higher social class is related to higher blood pressure. These differences are examined in greater detail here, especially in terms of the historical context of the specific community studied, which is on the fringe of the Kingston urban area, and in terms of the continuing importance of a social class system established under colonial rule. In the current study it is shown that social class differences in blood pressure for males are mediated by perceptions of social support. Social class differences in blood pressure for females are mediated by perceptions of economic stress. It is suggested that specific patterns of growth of the city, and historically-based social class system, have resulted in the juxtaposition of lower and middle class Jamaicans within this community, who in turn are influenced by different factors affecting blood pressure.
556			_aGeneral
650			_aHEALTH
650			_aSOCIAL CLASSES
650			_aSOCIAL CONDITIONS
650			_aJAMAICA
650			_aCARIBBEAN
797			_aPan American Health Education Foundation
797			_aUniversity of Alabama
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999			_c10835 _d10835