Indigent heart health: critical political economy of cardiovascular healthcare for the Filipino masses

Abstract

This study validates the claim that both biological and social conditions influence health outcomes. It relates the negative impacts of the current public health system to the problems and difficulties experienced by indigent cardiovascular patients. Likewise, it examines how the socio-environmental conditions impact individual health-related behaviors. Critical interviews from doctors and patients were used to scrutinize the flaws of the health system, to validate facts and disprove particular misconceptions regarding the disease, to analyze the patient-doctor dynamics involved, and to relate the health risks of a person based on his or her socioeconomic status. Furthermore, secondary data was used from journals, articles and statistical reports to support the claims.