Abstract:
This study attempts to find relationships between health status and socio-economic factors
that influence health levels. Another objective was to assess the relative importance of socio
-economic factors and health resources on health status. Variables measuring the socioeconomic factors and health resources available were identified. Their relationships to
health status indicators were studied using the areas of superintendent of health services
(Health districts) as the unit of analysis. These areas were chosen as they conform to the
drainage areas for health care and overcomes to some extent the error of deaths being
registered by place of death and not the place of residence. The findings of the study show
that in general the health status indicators have a closer relationship to socio-economic
indicators than health resource indicators. It was identified that 'micro' level studies to
untangle some of the inter relationships between health status and its determinants are to be
measured
