Health and its determinants in selected Asian countries : an econometrical analysis / Alvin B. Caballes

This study attempted to determine the socioeconomic factors that have a bearing on the health status prevailing in several Asian countries. The health and economic indices of three Asian countries (Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) over a 20-year period (1974-1993) were collated. The postulated model was that health indices were signifcantly affected by income, health facility availability, demographic composition, and social structure (i.e., female employment). Health indices were grouped as to reflect acute, chronic, female-specific, and accidental conditions. For the acute conditions, per capita GDP, hospital bed allocation, and female employment had signifcant negative effects. birth rates had the opposite effect. Converse effects are noted for the chronic conditions. analaysis of the country and time lag differences were also made.

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