Volume 12 Issue 1, January, 2024

Perceived Relationship Between Social Health Disadvantage and Personal Health Negligence

Salaudeen, F.M.,Taiwo, A.B & Lafiaji-Okuneye, B.B

Abstract

Social health disadvantage is a broad concept that encompasses all of the factors that can contribute to a person's poor health, such as poor health literacy, socioeconomic status, discrimination, social exclusion, lack of access to quality healthcare, risky health behaviors, stressful living conditions, and social isolation. Social health disadvantage is linked to personal health negligence. The paper is a review of the relationship between social health disadvantage and personal health negligence. The review established there is a direct link between social health disadvantage and personal health negligence. Social health disadvantages such as poor health literacy, low income, socioeconomic status, adequacy and availability of health facilities have a direct effect on personal health negligence such as reckless behaviour, self-medication, patronizing quacks, non-adherence to medication and treatment plans, unhealthy nutrition, and poor exercise behaviour among others. The paper highlighted the role of the government in addressing social health disadvantages and also the role of health educators in developing health interventions to address the problem of health negligence, especially in rural areas.

Keywords

Social Disadvantage, Social Health Disadvantage, Personal Health Negligence, Health Literacy, Socioeconomic Status

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