Socioeconomic status (SES)—the social situation of a person in relation to others in the same environment/geographical location—affects individuals and families in many ways. Often, it reduces the quality of life, living environment, coping, climate, and resources (schools, recreational activities, and level of health care) available in communities. It can also affect community involvement, community safety, and the way community members adapt to their neighborhood. As a result, income and socioeconomic status is regarded as the greatest determinant of health due to the influence it exerts on other health determinants. Low income earners are more likely to die early and suffer chronic diseases regardless of their age, sex, race, or culture.
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(2014), the determinants of health include: income and social status (income distribution), social support network, education and literacy, employment and working conditions, physical environment, biological and genetic endowment, individual health practices and coping skills, healthy child development, health services, gender, culture, and social environment (pp.6-10). These health determinants are interconnected and exert an influence on each other. Unfortunately, an observable trend in many poverty-affected households is a lack or near lack of some or most of these health determinants. To this end, this paper gives an overview of poverty (definition and risk factors), discusses diabetes (definition and risk factors), and integrates literature to show a connection between poverty and type two diabetes, with a focus on childhood or early adult onset of type two diabetes within the context of low social economic status. Finally, the paper provides some implications of poverty and childhood diabetes on nursing …show more content…
The incidence of T1DM seems more prevalent in Europe (United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and Germany) (International Diabetes Federation, as cited by Lewis et al., 2014). The disease result from progressive destruction of beta cells in the pancreas due to autoimmune processes in susceptible people. In these individuals, autoantibodies to the islet cells may cause a reduction of 80-90% of the normal beta cell function before hyperglycemia and other clinical manifestations may occur. Genetics and viral exposure are predisposing factors believed to contribute to the cause of type 1 diabetes but, it can also result from nonimmune factors of unknown cause (idiopathic) (Lewis et al.,
(2014), the determinants of health include: income and social status (income distribution), social support network, education and literacy, employment and working conditions, physical environment, biological and genetic endowment, individual health practices and coping skills, healthy child development, health services, gender, culture, and social environment (pp.6-10). These health determinants are interconnected and exert an influence on each other. Unfortunately, an observable trend in many poverty-affected households is a lack or near lack of some or most of these health determinants. To this end, this paper gives an overview of poverty (definition and risk factors), discusses diabetes (definition and risk factors), and integrates literature to show a connection between poverty and type two diabetes, with a focus on childhood or early adult onset of type two diabetes within the context of low social economic status. Finally, the paper provides some implications of poverty and childhood diabetes on nursing …show more content…
The incidence of T1DM seems more prevalent in Europe (United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and Germany) (International Diabetes Federation, as cited by Lewis et al., 2014). The disease result from progressive destruction of beta cells in the pancreas due to autoimmune processes in susceptible people. In these individuals, autoantibodies to the islet cells may cause a reduction of 80-90% of the normal beta cell function before hyperglycemia and other clinical manifestations may occur. Genetics and viral exposure are predisposing factors believed to contribute to the cause of type 1 diabetes but, it can also result from nonimmune factors of unknown cause (idiopathic) (Lewis et al.,