A group of community members are diagnosed with a chronic illness affecting the same body system. What should the nurse consider as social determinants of health that contributed to the development of the disease process in these individuals?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Age
2. Housing
3. Gender at birth
4. Community violence
5. Office location of employment
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 5
Social determinants of health include a wide range of factors such as income, employment and working conditions, housing, education, nutrition, social support, social exclusion, stress, and violence. Social determinants of health are believed to explain both the causation of ill health in individuals and the social distribution or patterns of ill health. Age and gender at birth are considered biological determinants of health.
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