Discussion Forum for Lecture-03

1. What do you mean by the term Determinant? Write in your own language. 2. Please Enlist the Determinants of Health

1. What do you mean by the term Determinant? Write in your own language. 2. Please Enlist the Determinants of Health

by Abbas Abubakar -
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The determinants of health include: the social and economic environment,; the physical environment, and ; the person's individual characteristics and behaviours 

determinants of health as follows:

  1. Income and social status
  2. Social support networks
  3. Education and literacy
  4. Employment/working conditions
  5. Social environments
  6. Physical environments
  7. Personal health practices and coping skills
  8. Healthy child development
  9. Biology and genetic endowment
  10. Health services
  11. Gender
  12. Culture