social determinants of health Flashcards
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define determinant
a determining factor or agent. A ruling factor.
define determine
to fix or decide causally; to condition as a cause or antecedent.
what is a necessary cause in a antecedent study
it’s presence is most definitely required for the occurrence of an event.
Can’t have the disease without exposure to the cause but exposure doesn’t always lead to outcome
what is sufficient cause
A factor whose presence leads to an effect.
Exposure alone would induce the outcome but other exposures may induce the same outcome
what is an example of necessary and sufficient disorder
genetic disorders.
what is an example of a necessary but not sufficent disorder
so you need the exposure but it doesn’t mean it is sufficient to cause the disease
e.g. pathogen.
what is an example for a sufficient but not necessary disorder
exposure is enough to cause the disease but not necessarily the only cause of disease.
men fertility
what is an example of neither necessary not sufficient disorder
cancer
what are the determinants of malaria
parasite, mosquito, infected persons in community, therefore needs certain favourable environmental conditions- location, climate
what determines malaria
geographical location
being bitten
what are the social determinants of acquiring malaria
education (being aware of early signs) and economic status(buying prevention)
what are the factors involved in the social determinants of health
individual lifestyle factors
social and community networks
general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions.
what determines health
social and biological factors but mainly biological factors
what model explains the differences in health of a population
health determinants such as education, living and working standards are not equally distributed.
how is gender a social determinant of health
women are likely to live longer
women over 80 are more likely to get dementia
how is ethnicity a social determinant of health
prevalence of diabetes in Bangladeshi- due to high sweet intake.
how is education a social determinant
Likelihood of having limiting long-term illness in 40’s increases as your highest educational attainment decreases.
(Educational attainment is linked to socioeconomic position)
how is cognitive ability a social determinant
Less smart kids from high status families eventually outperform the more smart kids from low status families.
what factor affect health behaviours
socioeconomic status
Smoking for both men and women has a social gradient
which socioeconomic group has higher drinking habits
affluent drink more
which is the most deprived area
kensington
which is the least deprived area
Glasgow
how does access to food affect social determinants of health in the most deprived areas
Growing phenomena of food deserts – areas where there is little access to good quality fairly priced healthy food. The rise of large out of town superstores has contributed to this.
how does postcode lottery work affect social determinants of health
different CCG’s offer different services and often ration services against the NICE guidelines.
