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Are the Intermediators there? : Structural Equation Modeling on Social Determinants of Health in Eastern Burma

Tun, Kyaw Thura LU (2021) MIDM19 20211
Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Abstract
Social inequalities predominantly shape the population's health outcomes. Especially, basic social structures are the fundamental causes of determinants of health. Meanwhile, there are active intermediary factors of the social determinants of health introduced by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. This study aims to examine those factors, alongside a fundamental cause perspective, that impact health outcomes. In so doing, the research questions are "do the intermediary factors exist between the fundamental causes and health outcomes?" and if these factors exist, "do they have a significant impact on health outcomes?".

This study constructed its theoretical framework to investigate the study's hypothesis in a statistical... (More)
Social inequalities predominantly shape the population's health outcomes. Especially, basic social structures are the fundamental causes of determinants of health. Meanwhile, there are active intermediary factors of the social determinants of health introduced by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. This study aims to examine those factors, alongside a fundamental cause perspective, that impact health outcomes. In so doing, the research questions are "do the intermediary factors exist between the fundamental causes and health outcomes?" and if these factors exist, "do they have a significant impact on health outcomes?".

This study constructed its theoretical framework to investigate the study's hypothesis in a statistical model with the household survey data of the women of reproductive age in the conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma. The study has performed a rigorous analysis to evaluate the theoretical model in the Structural Equation Modeling.

The study's findings indicate that the intermediary factors – material, psychosocial and behavioral factors, and access to health – endure between the study population's fundamental causes and health outcomes. The fundamental causes explicitly influence health outcomes through the intermediary factors. The correlations of these intermediary factors are statistically significant, and each intermediary factor has a unique and substantial impact on health outcomes. (Less)
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author
Tun, Kyaw Thura LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
health, women, inequalities, social determinants, structural equation modeling, Burma, Myanmar
language
English
id
9044057
date added to LUP
2021-09-09 11:55:10
date last changed
2022-02-14 11:35:44
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  abstract     = {{Social inequalities predominantly shape the population's health outcomes. Especially, basic social structures are the fundamental causes of determinants of health. Meanwhile, there are active intermediary factors of the social determinants of health introduced by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. This study aims to examine those factors, alongside a fundamental cause perspective, that impact health outcomes. In so doing, the research questions are "do the intermediary factors exist between the fundamental causes and health outcomes?" and if these factors exist, "do they have a significant impact on health outcomes?".

This study constructed its theoretical framework to investigate the study's hypothesis in a statistical model with the household survey data of the women of reproductive age in the conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma. The study has performed a rigorous analysis to evaluate the theoretical model in the Structural Equation Modeling.

The study's findings indicate that the intermediary factors – material, psychosocial and behavioral factors, and access to health – endure between the study population's fundamental causes and health outcomes. The fundamental causes explicitly influence health outcomes through the intermediary factors. The correlations of these intermediary factors are statistically significant, and each intermediary factor has a unique and substantial impact on health outcomes.}},
  author       = {{Tun, Kyaw Thura}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Are the Intermediators there? : Structural Equation Modeling on Social Determinants of Health in Eastern Burma}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}