Title

Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients

Author(s)

Anne Case Anne Case (Princeton University)

Ingrid le Roux Ingrid le Roux (Philani Nutrition Center)

Alicia Menendez Alicia Menendez (University of Chicago)

Abstract

Wealthier people live longer and experience less morbidity than do poorer people, in both developed and developing countries. While the association between income and health status has been well documented, the mechanisms leading to this correlation are unclear. In this paper, we use data collected from an informal urban township in South Africa to examine the extent to which compliance with medical protocols plays a role in the observed income-health gradient. Specifically, we look at adherence to protocols among individuals diagnosed with hypertension.

Creation Date

2004-05

Section URL ID

CHWB

Paper Number

30

URL

https://drive.google.com/a/princeton.edu/file/d/0BwjFN4HbBrDBeFd6c21zVGhoLXc/view

File Function

Jel

D31, I12, O15

Keyword(s)

South Africa

Suppress

false

Series

9