Table 1 Criteria and sub-criteria of social determinants of health
Dimension | Definition | Sub-dimension |
|---|---|---|
Individual factors | order of birth among siblings | Birth rank |
The birth of more than one baby from a single pregnancy | Multiple births | |
The health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period | Physical wellbeing during the child birth | |
The cognition, communication, vision, hearing, social interaction, emotional response, adaptive behavior and physical condition of a child Experience with peers as an important developmental context for children through which they acquire a wide range of skills, attitudes, and behaviors | The status of childhood development Peer interactions, relationships and supportive groups | |
Signs of health and normal function of the body system | Physical health status of the newborn | |
Making sure that children eat healthy foods to grow and develop normally | Nutrition | |
Family factors | The extent to which a person has knowledge and skills | Parent's education and literacy level |
Level of understanding the parental roles | Parent's awareness level | |
Parental employment status | Parent's employment and income status | |
The state of having insufficient material possessions or little income | Poverty | |
The degree of having money, property, or valuable possessions | Family wealth | |
Any sort of pattern or dynamic that disrupts the household or family at large | Family Problems | |
The state of physical, mental and social well-being of the mother | Mental and physical health of parents | |
Bringing up a child or children without a partner | Being single parent | |
The legal ending of a marriage | Divorce | |
Natural birth, scheduled cesarean, unplanned cesarean, and vaginal birth after C-Section | Types of delivery | |
The way each family member thinks, feels, and acts on a daily basis | Culture and values of the family | |
Extent to which the ideal conditions for living are met | Level of technology | |
Environmental factors | Residential wellbeing and perceived safety in the living place | The security, safety, and health of the place of residence |
Facilities used for educational purposes | Educational facilities | |
The physical conditions of a house, its surrounding and community | Quality of housing and living environment | |
The amount of access to safe drinking water | Access to safe water and sanitation | |
The facilities that are necessary for the well-being of residents | Welfare facilities of the place of residence | |
Live permanently in a foreign country | Immigration | |
Governance factors | The perception of having assistance from other people | Social Support |
The availability of places that provide health care services | Healthcare facilities | |
The attempts of governments to guide communities in attaining health | Performance and quality of educational, health, and social systems | |
The measure of how social services are available and meet the residents’ expectations properly | Availability of services and their quality | |
A platform for dissemination of information and a platform for interacting with one another | Media and social networks | |
Global factors | Global public policies and programs to promote the condition of SDH | International Programs and Policies |
Factors that affect the climate of a place | Climatic factors |