THE CONCEPT OF RISK FACTORS FOR THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (62) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ксения Сабирова ◽  
Kseniya Sabirova ◽  
Наталья Шитер ◽  
Natalya Shiter ◽  
Дмитрий Жигаев ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Poor Nutrition

А systematic view on the concept of risk types of human health is presented; the main directions of the analysis of the influence of social factors on individual and population health are described. A number of approaches to the classification of risk factors take into account the form of exposure, the risk from exposure to environmental factors and social risk factors and their influence on an individual. There are five areas of analysis of the influence of social factors on individual and population health: essential-oriented; structured; detail-oriented; empirically-oriented; specially-oriented. Groups of risk factors affecting health equally relevant to men and women were distinguished: the first group was made based on socio-economic factors (low level of education; uncomfortable household; poor nutrition depending on material welfare and social status of the population (67% of the population); the second group of factors was formed according to the lifestyle (smoking, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, lack of prevention of the basic diseases (91% of the population); the third group included medical-biological factors (people older than 50, chronic diseases being a background of deteriorating health and the reason for new diseases development (52% of the population). The methods of management of social risks to human health which are the methods of influence on the person as an individual and on society and public consciousness in general are presented. Identification of risk factors for human health determines the direction of operation of health institutions in taking treatment, rehabilitation, preventive and anti-epidemic measures.

scholarly journals Social Risk Assessment and Management for Major Construction Projects in China Based on Fuzzy Integrated Analysis

Complexity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junxia Miao ◽  
Dechun Huang ◽  
Zhengqi He
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Social ◽  
Overall Risk

With the vigorous development of major engineering projects in China, the social risks associated with major construction projects not only challenge the success of projects but also threaten social harmony and stability. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to assess and manage social risks. This paper aims to identify and evaluate the social risk factors by conducting a survey and assess the overall risk level of major construction projects (MCPs) with fuzzy integrated approach. First, 35 social risk factors and related stakeholders were identified based on literature analysis and case study. Then, 18 critical social risk factors (CSRFs) were selected and classified into six groups (CSRGs) based on a questionnaire survey. Next, using fuzzy integrated method, the probability of occurrence (PO), magnitude of impact (MI), the integrated risk level (IRL) of each CSRF and CSRG, and the overall risk of MCPs were calculated. As a result, “unfair compensation for housing demolition and land requisition” was the most critical social risk factor, and “policy/legal risk” was the most critical social risk group. The overall risk of MCPs was between moderate and high. At last, a social risk synthetic management framework was established, which can provide reference for policymakers and project decision makers to effectively manage the social risks.

scholarly journals ROCK MUSIC, SUICIDE AND MEDIA INFLUENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Miroslav Komlenić
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Rock Music ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
History Of

Suicide risk factors usually include: previous attempts, depression, comorbidity of alcohol consumption and drug abuse, gender (three to four times more suicides in men than in women), family history of psychiatric disorders, environmental and social factors such as periods of major social changes or movements: revolution, industrialization, secularization, migration, wars and the like. In this paper we should try to approach the problem by looking into the hypothesis of some researchers that rock music, or rock and hippie movements from the 60s to the end of the 80s of the 20th century, are included in these social risk factors, directly or indirectly. The arguments that the authors refer to are mainly: numerous suicides among both performers and listeners of rock music, many cases of emulated suicides of rock stars by fans, a large number of songs whose content speaks of suicide, evidence on the spot of suicide related to listening to such songs at the time of committing suicide, many lawsuits and trials against rock composers and performers by grieving relatives, etc. The aim of this paper is to analyze critically these facts as problematic for stating them as causes of suicide. Additionally, the paper aims to explain that for already predisposed, latent suicidal people, this type of music is only a mediator towards more intense socializing with similar listeners, indulging in latent suicide activities such as alcohol consumption and drug abuse and only subsequently to depression and suicide. Since suicide does not have to be associated with depression and the death drive, but on the contrary with the urge to live and the desire to be prominent, loved and remembered, the thesis that suicides of rock artists and supporters belong to this category should not be removed.

A Test of an Integrative Model Using Social Factors and Personality Traits: Prediction on the Delinquency of South Korean Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 1262-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minwoo Yun ◽  
Eunyoung Kim ◽  
Woong-Sub Park
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
South Korean

To more fully comprehend juvenile delinquency, it is necessary to take an integrative approach, with consideration of both personality traits of social risk factors. Many scholars argue the necessity and strength of integrative approach on the ground that juvenile delinquency is an outcome of interplay of individual and social factors. The present study examines the general applicability of an integrative model of personal traits and social risk factors to youth delinquency in the South Korean context. The empirical results show that the delinquency predictors in the current South Korean sample are closely aligned to Loeber and Farrington’s theoretical propositions and that found in Western nations. Perhaps this is because South Korea has undergone rapid Westernization for the last decades. Because the correlates in this sample and Western theoretical propositions and studies overlap, an integrative model of personality trait and social risk factors is indeed generally applicable to South Korea. This finding also depicts the extent of Westernization in the South Korean society at least among adolescents. Limitations of the present study and directions for the future study are discussed.

scholarly journals Towards the Development of an Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Non-Communicable Disease in Kerala, India: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8636
Author(s):  
Martin Webber ◽  
Jacques Joubert ◽  
Meredith Fendt-Newlin ◽  
Saju Madavanakadu Devassy ◽  
Lorane Scaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Holistic Understanding

In India, cardiovascular disease (CVD), with hypertension as its foremost risk factor, has the highest prevalence rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a rising mortality. Previous research has found a clustering of behavioural and social risks pertaining to NCDs, though the latter are infrequently addressed in public health interventions in India. This paper reaches toward the development of a social intervention to address social determinants of NCD relating to hypertension and diabetes. We used Theory of Change (ToC) as a theoretical approach to programme design. Mixed methods were used, including qualitative interviews with community members (n = 20), Accredited Social Health Activists (n = 6) and health professionals (n = 8), and a stakeholder workshop (n = 5 participants). The recruitment of participants from one local area in Kerala enabled us to map service provision and gain a holistic understanding of how to utilise the existing workforce to target social risk factors. The findings suggest that social interventions need to focus on ensuring health behaviour information reaches all parts of the community, and that those with more social risk factors are identified and supported to engage with treatment. Further research is required to test the resulting intervention model.

scholarly journals The role of social factors in the development of chronic primary tuberculosis in early childhood

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
M. F. Gubkina ◽  
N. V. Yukhimenko ◽  
I. Yu. Petrakova ◽  
Yu. Yu. Khokhlova ◽  
S. S. Sterlikova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
High Probability ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Tuberculosis

The objective of the article: to demonstrate the peculiarities of tuberculosis in young children and the high probability of the transition of primary tuberculosis in a child from a sociopathic family to a chronic process due to the absence of medical supervision after chemotherapy. The article describes a clinical case demonstrating the influence of dysfunctional social risk factors on the development of chronic primary tuberculosis in a child. The authors provide a detailed information of medical care to the child, including surgery.

scholarly journals Perinatal Mental Health Problems in Rural China: The Role of Social Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Jiang ◽  
Yian Guo ◽  
Evelyn Zhang ◽  
Nourya Cohen ◽  
Mika Ohtori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors

Background: Perinatal mental health is important for the well-being of the mother and child, so the relatively high prevalence of perinatal mental health problems in developing settings poses a pressing concern. However, most studies in these settings focus on the demographic factors associated with mental health problems, with very few examing social factors. Hence, this study examines the prevalence of the depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among pregnant women and new mothers in rural China, and the associations between these mental health problems and social factors, including decision-making power, family conflicts, and social support.Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 1,027 women in their second trimester of pregnancy to 6 months postpartum in four low-income rural counties in Sichuan Province, China. Women were surveyed on symptoms of mental health problems using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and social risk factors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine social risk factors associated with maternal mental health problems, with results reported as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results: Among all respondents, 13% showed symptoms of depression, 18% showed symptoms of anxiety, 9% showed symptoms of stress, and 23% showed symptoms of any mental health problem. Decision-making power was negatively associated with showing symptoms of depression (OR = 0.71, CI: 0.60–0.83, p < 0.001) and stress (OR = 0.76, CI: 0.63–0.90, p = 0.002). Family conflict was positively associated with depression (OR = 1.53, CI: 1.30–1.81, p < 0.001), anxiety (OR = 1.34, CI: 1.15–1.56, p < 0.001), and stress (OR = 1.68, CI: 1.41–2.00, p < 0.001). In addition, social support was negatively associated with depression (OR = 0.56, CI: 0.46–0.69, p < 0.001), anxiety (OR = 0.76, CI: 0.63–0.91, p = 0.002), and stress (OR = 0.66, CI: 0.53–0.84, p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed that more social risk factors were associated with symptoms of anxiety and stress among new mothers compared to pregnant women.Conclusion: Perinatal mental health problems are relatively prevalent among rural women in China and are strongly associated with social risk factors. Policies and programs should therefore promote individual coping methods, as well as target family and community members to improve the social conditions contributing to mental health problems among rural women.

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