Measuring the interactions of the determinants of health.
Considering environmental sanitation and health care services as most important determinants of health, this study was undertaken to know their impacts in an urban slum area of Calcutta. The families were studied in-depth and detail in relation to their health status in the form of morbidities and utilisation of preventive and promotive services. The health service impact was mainly assessed through comparative study between these who availed the services and to these who did not. Similarly, environmental sanitation services impact on health was measured through comparing the slum group with those who lived in Pucca houses. The criteria of priority decision on determinants was attempted through analysis of cost of these services and comparing their beneficial effects on health.
Mukhopadhyay
S P
SP
Dept. of P.S.M., All India Instt. of Hygiene & Public Health, Calcutta.
Seal
S C
SC
Mitra
J
J
Das
K K
KK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011203:Poverty; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012499:Sanitation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health