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  2. Social deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Social deprivation is the reduction or prevention of culturally normal interaction between an individual and the rest of society. This social deprivation is included in a broad network of correlated factors that contribute to social exclusion; these factors include mental illness, poverty, poor education, and low socioeconomic status, norms and values.

  3. Relative deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Relative deprivation is the lack of resources to sustain the diet, lifestyle, activities and amenities that an individual or group are accustomed to or that are widely encouraged or approved in the society to which they belong. [1]

  4. Poverty - Wikipedia

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    For example, Zambia spent 40% of its total budget to repay foreign debt, and only 7% for basic state services in 1997. [240] One of the proposed ways to help poor countries has been debt relief . Zambia began offering services, such as free health care even while overwhelming the health care infrastructure, because of savings that resulted from ...

  5. Social determinants of health - Wikipedia

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    The materialist approach offers insight into the sources of health inequalities among individuals and nations. Adoption of health-threatening behaviors is also influenced by material deprivation and stress. [80] Environments influence whether individuals take up tobacco, use alcohol, consume poor diets, and have low levels of physical activity.

  6. Social determinants of health in poverty - Wikipedia

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    The health care system represents a social determinant of health as well as it influences other determining factors. People's access to health care, their experiences there, and the benefits they gain are closely related to other social determinants of health like income, gender, education, ethnicity, occupation, and more. [ 1 ]

  7. Causes of poverty - Wikipedia

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    Poverty is a multifaceted and pervasive issue affecting societies around the globe, characterized by a lack of essential resources and opportunities. [2] Understanding its causes—economic, social, political, and environmental—is crucial for developing effective strategies to combat it.

  8. Cycle of poverty - Wikipedia

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    For example, outside parties are funded to manage the effort without much oversight creating a disconnected system, for which no one leads (Curtis, 2006). [12] The result is mismanagement of budget without forwarding progress, and those that remain in the poverty loophole are accused of draining the system (Curtis, 2006).

  9. Multidimensional Poverty Index - Wikipedia

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    If this household deprivation score exceeds a given threshold (e.g. 1/3) then a household is considered to be 'multiply deprived', or simply 'poor'. The final 'MPI score' (or 'Adjusted Headcount Ratio') is determined by the proportion of households deemed 'poor', multiplied by the average deprivation score of 'poor' households. [8]