Soziale Determinanten der Gesundheit in Simbabwe im ländlichen Raum

This book is based on a study that focused on ten social determinants of health, namely the type of work, ownership of assets, personal income, age, distance to the primary health center, gender, current residence, severity of illness, education, and finally culture. The endogenous variable was health status. A stratified random sample was used to collect primary data from 398 observations, and the data were processed using Stata version 11. The empirical results of the probit model showed that gender, distance to the primary health center, personal income, education, culture, and current residence were statistically significant at the 1% significance level. The type of work was significant at the 5% level. The variables type of work, gender, and education had a positive influence, while the distance to the primary health facility, personal income, and current residence had a negative influence on the likelihood of being healthy. Recommendations include building more health centers, harmonizing traditional, spiritual, and conventional clinics, promoting rural-to-urban migration, and taxing luxury goods.