Date of Conferral
5-6-2024
Date of Award
May 2024
Degree
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
School
Public Health
Advisor
Stacy-Ann Christian
Abstract
A significant number of adult Jamaicans have been diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension, and individual socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to these health outcomes. SES included income, education and employment. Income may directly influence health; however, some individual’s income may not be sufficient to cover all financial obligations and income support may be necessary. Local or overseas family members may significantly augment an individual’s income and financial situation that could affect health outcomes. This quantitative cross-sectional study was used to examine whether there were relationships between health outcomes (hypertension and diabetes) and economic support (governmental and familial). The Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (2019-2020) data set was used for analysis. The socioeconomic status - health gradient theory served as the theoretical framework. Potential relationships between economic support and health outcomes while controlling for specific sociodemographic factors were investigated. Results of binomial logistic regression showed that the associations between diabetes and local family support was significant (p = .001), diabetes and government support was not significant (p = .480), hypertension and family support was not significant (p = .492), and hypertension and government support was also not significant (p = .184). Implications for positive social change include providing awareness and understanding of the associations between economic support and socio-demographic factors and health outcomes; such awareness can help mitigate adverse health outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Wolfe, Andrea, "The Relationships Among Economic Support and Hypertension and Diabetes Among the Adult Jamaican Population" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 15752.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/15752
