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Macroeconomics And Health: Understanding The Impact Of A Declining Economy On Health Outcomes Of Children And Young Adults In South Africa, Cyprian Mostert
Macroeconomics And Health: Understanding The Impact Of A Declining Economy On Health Outcomes Of Children And Young Adults In South Africa, Cyprian Mostert
Brain and Mind Institute
Background: The current covid-19 economic crisis continues to weaken economic growth in South Africa. This study was designed to show how a declining economic state affects the mental health conditions, metabolic risk factors, communicable conditions, and non-communicable conditions of adolescent (18-year cohorts) and adult (25-year cohorts) population groups comparatively.
Study design: This was a panel analysis using secondary data issued by Statistic South Africa.
Methods: The author used a Two-stage Least Squared Model (2SLS) to quantify the impact of the declining economy on mental health conditions (depression and traumatic stress), non-communicable conditions (cancer and diabetes), metabolic risk factors …