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Poverty is one of the major social determinants of health. The World Health Report (2002) states that diseases of poverty account for 45% of the disease burden in the countries with high poverty rate which are preventable or treatable with existing interventions. [2] Diseases of poverty are often co-morbid and ubiquitous with malnutrition. [3]
Medical Education: Integrating social medicine topics into medical curricula to ensure that healthcare professionals are equipped to address the social aspects of health and illness. Interdisciplinary Collaboration : Working with professionals from diverse fields, such as anthropology, sociology, economics, and urban planning, to address ...
Meessen et al. used the term "iatrogenic poverty" to describe impoverishment induced by medical care. [29] Impoverishment is described for households exposed to catastrophic health expenditure [30] or to hardship financing. [31] Every year, worldwide, over 100,000 households fall into poverty due to health care expenses.
P. Participation of medical professionals in American executions; List of patent medicines; Patient abuse; Pelvic examinations under anesthesia by medical students without consent
Elements of structural violence such as "social upheaval, poverty, and gender inequality decrease the effectiveness of distal services and of prevention efforts" presents barriers to medical care in countries like Rwanda and Haiti [4] Due to structural violence, there exists a growing outcome gap where some countries have access to ...
Social Protection: Interventions such as "health-related cash transfers", maternal education, and nutrition-based social protections have been shown to have a positive impact on health outcomes. [ 100 ] [ 101 ] However, the full economic costs and impacts generated of social security interventions are difficult to evaluate, especially as many ...
Social epidemiology draws on methodologies and theoretical frameworks from many disciplines, and research overlaps with several social science fields, most notably economics, medical anthropology, medical sociology, health psychology and medical geography, as well as many domains of epidemiology.
People who face poverty have more risks related to having a mental illness and also do not have as much access to treatment. The stressful events that they face, unsafe living condition and poor physical health lead to cycle of poverty and mental illness that is seen all over the world. [ 54 ]