Education, individual time preferences, and asymptomatic disease detection

Kim, Younoh; Radoias, Vlad

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.051

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“…Previous studies report rates of 49% under-diagnosis for men in China [2]. Others confirm this by finding that in Indonesia, 67% of the men and 54% of the women who were actually found hypertensive in a national survey had never been previously diagnosed by a doctor [3].…”

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“…Under-diagnosis has been linked to a variety of possible causes like socio-economic indicators such as income and education, community characteristics and infrastructure, and even individual risk and time preferences [2] [3] [4]. From a health economics perspective, improving diagnosis rates can be therefore achieved through making investments in education, local infrastructure, and access to healthcare.…”

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Screening, diagnosis, and long-term health outcomes in developing countries—The case of hypertension

Kim

Radoias

2018

PLoS ONE

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Hypertension is a rapidly growing problem in developing countries. At the same time, due to its asymptomatic nature, the afflicted population is largely unaware of being hypertensive. Due to a lack of resources, routine medical exams are very rare in developing countries and many sick individuals remain undiagnosed. Using a large sample of hypertensive individuals from Indonesia, we show the importance of being diagnosed. Diagnosed individuals exhibit lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and overall lower probability of remaining hypertensive than undiagnosed individuals. We also show the main channels through which this is achieved: taking medication, routinely monitoring one's blood pressure, and engaging in moderate physical activities. We also point to channels through which additional benefits could be realized, but that are currently ineffective: dietary changes and maintaining a healthy body weight. Combined, these results point to the importance of directing public policy towards addressing the under-diagnosis problem and educating the public of the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle .

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Screening, diagnosis, and long-term health outcomes in developing countries—The case of hypertension

Kim

Radoias

2018

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“…For instance, Currie and Hyson (1999) show that health shocks such as low birth weight have long-lasting effects not only on later health but also on educational attainments and labor market outcomes. Furthermore, beyond reverse causation, there might be additional factors that affect SES and health concurrently, for instance, individual time preferences, as documented in Fuchs (1982) or Kim and Radoias (2016).…”

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Subjective socioeconomic status, health, and early-life conditions

Kim

Radoias

2019

J Health Psychol

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We study the role of subjective social status on health and its correlates, with an emphasis on the predictive power of early-life conditions on subjective social status. A well-established literature links early-life conditions to later-life objective measures of socioeconomic status, but little attention has been paid to their effects on subjective socioeconomic status. We find that socioeconomic factors during childhood are important predictors of subjective social status, even after controlling for contemporaneous socioeconomic conditions. This shows an additional psychological and behavioral channel through which early-life conditions influence later outcomes and which has not been yet studied in sufficient detail.

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“…The link between health and socio-demographic status has well been studied. In previous studies, health education was the most important determinant of project outcomes [ 5 ]. Consequently, reducing public stigma toward infectious diseases, such as malaria, and improving public health knowledge represent a major challenge to enable early interventions.…”

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Awareness and Opinions of Inhabitants on Vivax Malaria in Two Endemic Areas, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

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Korean J Parasitol

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The incidence of vivax malaria in Korea was reduced to a low plateau. For successful elimination of vivax malaria, socio-behavioral changes in the communities are essential. This study aimed to figure out awareness of the inhabitants on the vivax malaria endemicity. The 407 participants including vivax malaria patients and uninfected inhabitants in Gimpo- and Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, known as high-risk areas in Korea. We used a community-based study design and non-probability sampling method using primary data. Except for the perception about the public health facilities’ capability to cope with anti-malaria programs, the 2 groups of participants shared the same level of awareness about public promotional and educational measures and opinions for malaria elimination from the community. Thus, our future goals for malaria prevention and elimination are to develop more active and well-organized community-based education and evaluation programs collaborating with the community healthcare authorities and local governments.

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Education, individual time preferences, and asymptomatic disease detection

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Screening, diagnosis, and long-term health outcomes in developing countries—The case of hypertension

Screening, diagnosis, and long-term health outcomes in developing countries—The case of hypertension

Subjective socioeconomic status, health, and early-life conditions

Awareness and Opinions of Inhabitants on Vivax Malaria in Two Endemic Areas, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

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