The social determinants of inuit health in the canadian arctic

Evident by the previous study, societal sustenance is a key element of health among the Canada's Inuit population. Lack of social support may lead to diseases like respiratory disorder, suicide attempts, and the self-rated health problems. The research fails to yield upon the objective bringing insight of different social determinants instead, it highlights a general perspective of the social support and its contribution to the health of the Inuit population. Introduction This was an explanatory study and it explained the relationship between physical health and the social environment of Inuit. Inuit population in Canada describes the original group of people inhabiting the Arctic areas of the country. Richmond executes a research which is generally unmeasurable and therefore actual measures are not real.

Richmond either does not provide a background information to support the culture and activities carried out by the Inuit. A gap, therefore, exists on the insight given considering the Inuit population a dominant group in Canada. A background information was necessary for anyone who would be interested in the study so that he or she might get the critical orientation and the basic knowledge concerning key variables. The paper's concern was to seek the interdependence between social determinants and the Inuit health. All the cited references are relevant as they all contain information and data originating from Arctic Canada and of the Inuit. The references therein are therefore in context with the transformation steering in the Inuit population. Much of the data is got from secondary sources which are the common source.

Primary data is however not available since there was no experiment conducted on the social determinants to give accurate data. Alternatively, it is not possible to measure social determinants by experimenting hence the only reliable source would be secondary sources. It explains the key independent variables where there are 4 types of social support and these variables include: gender, age, geographical area and marital status. The variables are clearly defined directly and operationally fit. Methods The methods used for this study mainly focuses on the social support and its significance to the Inuit health. The author follows the life of Inuit people and just like other researchers are moved to pursue the four widely known forms of social support structures namely, tangible support, emotional support, positive interaction, and affection.

A descriptive method is therefore employed where Richmond uses previous studies explain on and contact a survey on the Inuit health and its effects on social determinants. e. Inuvialuit, Nunivak, Nunavut, and Nunatsiavut. The other remaining population resided in their rural. The study would, therefore, consider population residing in all the regions including the rural. This would give the wrong feedback concerning the real population. The simple sampling method used here is highly criticized in terms of the percentage selected to be the sample. A sample should be a proportional section of the original. In the study, we see the Inuit from the rural areas being eliminated and only Inuit from the four Canadian regions are considered. Data Collection Instruments An interview has been used in the study to come up with the simple data presented.

A rationale is therefore not given for the selection of measurement instruments used in the research. Measures from the interviews administered have been used in tabulation and interpretation procedures fully described. Interviews are most reliable whenever the sample is grouped and can be administered according to the author's specification and plans. Research design The design used is cross-sectional for an explanatory study. The design is right to appropriate in answering the hypotheses of the study. The procedure for developing an explanatory study may not have sufficient detail to permit other researchers to use the same piece. These models represented both descriptive and multivariable models to be examined in high ranks of social sustenance. Results The best appropriate descriptive statistics were presented by the author according to me.

Sub-segments of the Inuit population reported low ranks of social support that include men, the elderly and the single people. According to the study, a section of the Inuit social determinants was found to reduce the high reporting including the disability to understand Aboriginal language. The probability level of the test result and significance, for instance, was actually evaluated and specified in advance of the data analysis. for the marital status, over 50% reported high levels of social support by which they responded freely and the results were also manifested freely and clearly. The results were clearly presented through graphs and figures. These included the bar graphs for the social determinants i. e. marital status, aboriginal language, traditional activities etc. The social support, for instance, determines the physical health of the Inuit.