Discussion Forum for Lecture-03

Determinants of Health

Determinants of Health

by Kaneez Fatema -
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1. What do you mean by the term Determinant? Write in your own language.

Ans: A determinant is a factor or reason that makes something happen or leads directly to a decision.


2. Please Enlist the Determinants of Health.

Ans: The range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health.

The determinants of health are:

  • Policymaking
  • Social factors
  • Health services
  • Individual behavior
  • Biology and genetics