Effects of The Environment of Origin On The Health Status of Adults In Togo

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Koffi Adantor Mihesso

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I5P110

How to Cite?

Koffi Adantor Mihesso, "Effects of The Environment of Origin On The Health Status of Adults In Togo," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 5, pp. 68-74, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I5P110

Abstract:

This article aims to estimate the effect of the environment of origin on the health status of Togolese adults. The methodology consisted in calculating the marginal effect of variables describing childhood living conditions and the characteristics of ascendants on the probability of an average Togolese to declare a good perceived health status. Applied to 600 individuals the Harmonized Survey on Household Living Conditions (EHCVM, 2018), the results show an intergenerational transmission of Health, an improvement of the health status of adult Togolese with the improvement of the socio-economic status of parents in their childhood. On the other hand, we note a deterioration of this health status with the alcoholism of fathers and obesity of mothers in their childhood.

Keywords:

home environment, perceived health status, intergenerational transmission.

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