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Understanding individual health decision-making in small developing countries a theoretical model

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  • Kimberly-Ann Gittens-Baynes

    (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus)

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This paper argues that the role of the socioeconomic environment in individual health decision-making in small developing countries particularly the island nations of the Caribbean, is typically not adequately accounted for in models. This creates a sizeable gap in the ability to adequately understand individual health behaviour particularly when it comes to modifiable non-communicable (NCD) behavioural risk factors and to craft and implement effective interventions. The paper’s objective is to outline a theoretical model, which explicitly includes the role of the socioeconomic environment in health decision-making as a first step to understanding how the socioeconomic environment influences health behaviour.

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  • Kimberly-Ann Gittens-Baynes, 2022. "Understanding individual health decision-making in small developing countries a theoretical model," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snbeco:v:2:y:2022:i:9:d:10.1007_s43546-022-00310-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s43546-022-00310-6
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    Keywords

    Health decision-making; Health behaviour; Socioeconomic environment; Life course; Modifiable behavioural factors; Caribbean;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General

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