HEALTH AND SOCIAL FACTORS

HEALTH AND SOCIAL FACTORS

HEALTH AND SOCIAL FACTORS

Diseases are not distributed evenly among the population. The issue of which group that suffers the disease what is the field of study called epidemiology. 

Data from different countries expose the existence of a relationship between health and social class. Antarkelas mortality differences caused by various factors, such as the isemia heart disease, lung cancer, diseases cerebrovascular disease, bronchitis, pneumonia, motor vehicle accidents and suicide. 

Although between two neighboring u.s. State, Utah and Nevada, not found much difference in the area of per capita income, the percentage of people living in urban areas, the number of doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, the average level of formal education population, age structure of the population, racial composition, the comparison of men and women as well as the physical environment, but between the two found striking differences in the various fields of health. 

The explanation was sought on the difference in lifestyle of the population of the two countries. Of the case concluded that the availability of health facilities and the high income does not by itself guarantee the health of the community. 

Morbidity and mortality distribution inequality we also encounter between men and women. One of the social factors associated with mortality differences men and women the difference in behavior, among other things due to the difference of the role socialization. 

Smoke resulting in susceptibility to certain diseases is the habit in many communities more done by men than by women. The same is true for the consumption of liquor.

Other social factors that cause mortality differences of men and women is a reality that men more often engage in dangerous activities. 

Another interesting finding is the distinction the mortality of men and women in suicide figures. In the case of certain social factors thus result in higher mortality among women.

Relationship with the Health effort and Ethnicity

Health problems of the population increased with increasing age. Elderly people usually suffer from degenerative diseases and chronic diseases. They have the highest morbidity figures so the demands will increase health services. 

They increasingly difficult and increasingly dependent on others. A variety of health disorders is not resolved due to social factors, such as economic factors and ignorance. 

The social factors associated with old age is ageism, a system of discrimination that contain stereotypes that depict elderly people as the sick, the poor and lonely. 

Data from a variety of community often indicates that the ethnicity or race of citizens associated with the State of their health. One of the factors that cause health differences between majority ethnic groups and races with minorities is social class. 

Social factors that supposedly is the main cause of death problem is poverty and the scarcity of attention, access to basic health services. The recommended effort is the transfer of prevention efforts as well as treatment from hospitals, clinics, and emergency rooms to the service directly to the highest-risk communities, and intensive education campaigns. 

Other findings involving differences of disease distribution of interracial relationships is that the number of White youth that is declared not qualified following the compulsory military service due to medical reasons are always higher than the number of Black youth. 

This discrepancy is allegedly because white people easier roles pain than blacks. The data regarding the State of health of minority ethnic groups living in the United Kingdom showed more of the high prevalence of morbidity and mortality among certain specific ethnic groups than among local residents. The difference between the medical system migrants and locals is one of the factors that cause health differences.

Source: indraachmadi