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Predictive Models Of Health Expenditure Via Regularization: Do Low And Upper Middle Income Economies Share Common Predictors?, Faustine Williams, Emmanuel Thompson
Predictive Models Of Health Expenditure Via Regularization: Do Low And Upper Middle Income Economies Share Common Predictors?, Faustine Williams, Emmanuel Thompson
Faustine Williams
Countries around the world are presently confronted with gargantuan health care challenges and huge variability in health spending. In the literature, income has been recognized as a crucial predictor of health expenditure. However, there is no agreement on which other variables may be connected to the remaining largely unexplained variation in health expenditure. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the link between health expenditure and some important predictors among low-income and lower middle-income economies. Regularized regression methods including the Lasso and the Elastic net, and the 2013 World Bank data were used to identify key predictors …
Understanding Global Cancer Disparities: The Role Of Social Determinants From System Dynamics Perspective, Faustine Williams, Nancy Zoellner, Peter S. Hovmand
Understanding Global Cancer Disparities: The Role Of Social Determinants From System Dynamics Perspective, Faustine Williams, Nancy Zoellner, Peter S. Hovmand
Faustine Williams
Background: In 2012, almost 57% of all cancer cases and 65% of cancer deaths occurred in low-and middle-income countries. If the current trend continues, the burden of cancer will increase to 22 million new cases annually by 2030, with 81% of new cases and almost 88% of mortality occurring in less developed countries.
Methods:A qualitative review of the literature was conducted. This included a systematic search of eight electronic databases namely, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Applied Social Sciences Index, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Cochrane and PsycINFO. The reference list of articles retrieved were also thoroughly searched. Inclusion criteria were studies that …