Perception of Lay People Regarding Determinants of Health and Factors Affecting It: An Aggregated Analysis from 29 Countries

This study aimed to evaluate the perception of lay people regarding determinants of health at global level and factors affecting it. Data was collected from International Social Survey Program (ISSP) and World Bank website. Multilevel regression analysis was done and lay people's perception reg...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2015-12, Vol.44 (12), p.1620-1631
Main Authors: Zahra, Aqeela, Lee, Eun-Whan, Sun, Li-Yuan, Park, Jae-Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism
Chronic illnesses
Education
Health behavior
Health care policy
Health insurance
High income
Infectious diseases
Original
Perceptions
Public opinion
Sample size
Studies
Variables
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the perception of lay people regarding determinants of health at global level and factors affecting it. Data was collected from International Social Survey Program (ISSP) and World Bank website. Multilevel regression analysis was done and lay people's perception regarding health behavior, environment, poverty and genes as health determinants was assessed. Various socio demographic factors were used as independent variables. The highest percentage of people agreed environment as determinant of health. An inverse relationship was observed between GNI quartiles and an individual's agreement with poverty, health behavior, and environment as health determinant. There was a significant negative association of females with health damaging behavior (P
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093