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Although the programs are similar across Canada, there may be inter-provincial differences among the health of residents that could guide the development of interventions. This study explores the health of low-income seniors living in social housing in Quebec and compares it with previously reported data from Ontario.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>80 responses were obtained in Quebec to compare with the previously reported Ontario data (n\u2009=\u2009599) for a total of 679 responses. More Ontario residents had access to a family doctor (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Quebec residents experienced less problems with self-care (p\u2009=\u20090.017)\u00a0and less mobility issues (p\u2009=\u20090.052). The visual analog scale for overall health state was similar in both provinces (mean\u2009=\u200967.36 in Ontario and 69.23 in Quebec). Residents in Quebec smoked more cigarettes per day (p\u2009=\u20090.009). More residents in Ontario participated in moderate physical activity (p\u2009=\u20090.09), however, they also spent more time per day on the computer (p\u2009=\u20090.006).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13104-024-06849-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,30]],"date-time":"2024-07-30T11:05:14Z","timestamp":1722337514000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A comparison of self-reported chronic disease, health awareness and behaviours in social housing residents: cross-sectional study of communities in Ontario and Quebec"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Gina","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melissa","family":"Pirrie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christie","family":"Koester","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Drashti","family":"Pete","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julia","family":"Antolovich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ricardo","family":"Angeles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francine","family":"Marzanek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Magali","family":"Girard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Janusz","family":"Kaczorowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"6849_CR1","unstructured":"Government of Canada SC (2020) The Daily\u2014Canadian Income Survey, 2018. https:\/\/www150-statcan-gc-ca.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/200224\/dq200224a-eng.htm. 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