What are the 6 determinants of health?

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What are social determinants of health?

Health is influenced by many factors, which may generally be organized into five broad categories known as determinants of health: genetics, behavior, environmental and physical influences, medical care and social factors. These five categories are interconnected. The fifth category (social determinants of health) encompasses economic and social conditions that influence the health of people and communities.4 These conditions are shaped by socioeconomic position, which is the amount of money, power, and resources that people have, all of which are influenced by socioeconomic and political factors (e.g., policies, culture, and societal values).5,6 An individual’s socioeconomic position can be shaped by various factors such as their education, occupation, or income. All of these factors (social determinants) impact the health and well-being of people and the communities they interact with.

Several factors related to health outcomes are listed below.

How a person develops during the first few years of life (early childhood development)

How much education a person obtains and the quality of that education

Being able to get and keep a job

What kind of work a person does

Having food or being able to get food (food security)

Having access to health services and the quality of those services

Living conditions such as housing status, public safety, clean water and pollution

How much money a person earns (individual income and household income)

Social norms and attitudes (discrimination, racism and distrust of government)

Residential segregation (physical separation of races/ethnicities into different neighborhoods)

Social support

Language and literacy

Incarceration

Culture (general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people)

Access to mass media and emerging technologies (cell phones, internet, and social media) All of these factors are influenced by social circumstances. Of course, many of the factors in this list are also influenced by the other four determinants of health.

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How trustworthy is a PSA test?

The PSA test on its own is not accurate enough to be used in a screening programme to diagnose early prostate cancer. It may falsely diagnose prostate cancer and may also miss some cancers.

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The PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) test is a blood test. Used with other tests it can help doctors diagnose prostate cancer. PSA is a protein made in the prostate gland. Some PSA leaks into the blood and can be measured in a test. A small amount of PSA in the blood is normal. If the prostate becomes enlarged, inflamed, or infected, larger amounts of PSA get into the blood. The amount of PSA in the blood may also increase if there is cancer in the prostate. A raised PSA level may be a sign of prostate cancer. But it can also be caused by other things, such as non-cancerous prostate conditions.

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