TY  - JOUR
T1  - Poverty Diagnostic Model
AU - Mtapuri, Oliver 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
SP  - 232
EP  - 237
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2012.232.237
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2012.232.237
KW  - Poverty
KW  -Health Belief Model
KW  -perceptions
KW  -livelihoods
KW  -capabilities
KW  -diagnostic
KW  -environment
KW  -factors
KW  -values
KW  -attitudes
AB  - The study approaches the poverty problem by using the individual 
  as the unit of analysis and by drawing on the Health Belief Model commonly used 
  in the health sciences. The argument in this study is that the mere absence 
  of resources provides insufficient grounds for the description of an individual 
  as poor since it takes no note of that person’s 
  needs and wants. The question posed is then how to best achieve livelihood outcomes? 
  In this, it follows two approaches from the literature on health economics; 
  these assess the process by which individuals decide how to react to health 
  issues, i.e., whether or not to seek treatment and change behaviour. The process 
  is outlined in an eight stage process; these stages being further interpreted 
  by a note on belief formation. The Poverty Diagnostic Model is the major contribution 
  of this study.
ER  -