Social Determinants Affecting Changes in Mental Health of Rural-Urban Migrant Population in Chengdu: An Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Analysis

• Published in: Sichuan da xue xue bao. Journal of Sichuan University. Yi xue ban Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 656 - 662
• Main Authors: Chen, Ting-Ting, Li, Jian-Bo, Yang, Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 01.07.2022
• ISSN: 1672-173X
• DOI: 10.12182/20220760303

ObjectiveTo investigate the social determinants that influenced the changes in the mental health of the rural-urban migrant population in Chengdu. MethodsUsing data from two cross-sectional surveys, one conducted in 2009 and another, in 2018, of the rural-urban migrant population in Chengdu, we analyzed the social determinants of mental health affecting the rural-urban migrant population in Chengdu by multiple linear regression, and analyzed the contribution of changes in social determinants to the disparity in mental health over a decade using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis. ResultsThis study included 3091 cases of rural-urban migrants in Chengdu, with 965 (31.22%) covered in the survey year of 2009 and 2126 (68.78%) covered in 2018. Multiple linear regression models were established with mental component summary (MCS) as the dependent variable, the social determinants of health as the independent variables, and gender, age, and survey year as covariates. The findings showed that being married ( β