Negeri, Keneni Gutema (2006) The Impact of Globalization on Health Status in Sub-Saharan Africa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Globalization (GLB), one of the characteristics that define the beginning of 21st century has received considerable attention in the past two decades. Its effects are suggested to impact on most aspects of economic, political and social life including that of public health. Despite being current national and global concern with such many potential impacts, yet limited attention so far has been given to its effect on health, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, this empirical study aimed to examine the relationship between GLB and health status outcome in SubSaharan Africa (SSA) to contribute to policy making dialogue that can exploits the possible benefits and mitigate GLB’s detrimental effects. The study was confined to the period of 1960-2000 for cross-section of twenty-six SSA. Two latest decades of contemporary GLB were measured with preceding two decades for comparison. A Balanced panel data (time seriesCross section) analytic method was used for its advantage over pure time series and pure cross-section study. Measures of GLB and the traditionally recognized determinant of health were used as an independent variable while Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) was used as a dependent measure of health. The analysis was made using LIMDEP econometric analysis software for its reach varieties of panel data analytic procedures. A 0.05 alpha level was used to report the significant values. The result revealed the existence of correlations between the presumed determinant of health and measure of health status. Among the determinant factors, export of goods and services (p=0.018), Primary school enrollment of females (p=0.030) and emigration (p=0.020) were found to have significant, inverse relationship with IMR. On the other hand, import of goods and services (p=0.042), tourism (p=0.012), and surprisingly, urbanization (p=0.038) were found to have a positive, significant association. Whilst possible recommendations were suggested from these findings, the effect of separate dimensions of GLB on health and the other integral features like cultural dimensions of GLBs’ influence on health are recommended for further research in the region.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2018 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2018 08:30 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6698 |
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