Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients

Anne Case; Ingrid Le Roux; Alicia Menendez

doi:10.1257/0002828041302046

American Economic Review Vol. 94 No. 2 2004

Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients

Anne Case¹; Ingrid Le Roux²; Alicia Menendez³

¹ Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. · ² Philani Nutrition Center, 5 Glencoe Road, Oranjezicht, Cape Town, South Africa 8001 · ³ Harris School, University of Chicago, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.

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.

DOI: 10.1257/0002828041302046
Volume: 94
Issue: 2
Pages: 331-335
Language: en
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