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Social & Behavioral Aspect of Public Health

Social & Behavioral Aspect of Public Health

by Hosneara Begum -
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  1. What do you mean by social determinants of health?

Ans:

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks

2.Could put example of materialistic and non-materialist culture? 

Ans:

Material culture:

consists of things that are created by humans.

Examples include cars, buildings, clothing, and tools. 

Nonmaterial culture:

 refers to the abstract ideas and ways of thinking that make up a culture. 

 Examples of nonmaterial culture include traffic laws, words, and dress codes.