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Does financial literacy influence preventive health check-up behavior in Japan? a cross-sectional study.
Lal, Sumeet; Nguyen, Trinh Xuan Thi; Sulemana, Abdul-Salam; Khan, Mostafa Saidur Rahim; Kadoya, Yoshihiko.
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  • Lal S; School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398525, Japan.
  • Nguyen TXT; School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398525, Japan.
  • Sulemana AS; School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398525, Japan.
  • Khan MSR; School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398525, Japan. khan@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
  • Kadoya Y; School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398525, Japan.
BMC Public Health ; 22(1): 1704, 2022 09 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36076219
BACKGROUND: General health check-ups are an important element of healthcare, as they are designed to detect diseases, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have found that financial literacy promotes preventive healthcare usage and reduces risky health behaviors such as smoking, lack of exercise, and gambling. Based on this evidence, we hypothesize that financial literacy, as a rational decision-making tool, is positively associated with health check-up behavior in Japan. METHODS: We extracted data on financial literacy, the main explanatory variable of this study, from the 2010 wave of the Preference Parameter Study (PPS) of Osaka University. Data on health check-up behavior as a dependent variable, along with control variables, were obtained from the 2011 PPS wave. Our sample focused on Japan's middle-aged working population (40-64 years), and we applied probit regressions to test our hypothesis. RESULTS: Our final sample size was 2,208 participants after merging the two datasets. Descriptive statistics show that respondents had moderate financial literacy (mean = 0.62, SD = 0.33), low financial education (mean = 0.17, SD = 0.38), and low participation (mean = 31.75%, SD = 46.56%) in the health check-up. The probit regression analysis showed that financial literacy is insignificantly associated with health check-up behavior in Japan (coefficient = -0.0229; 95% CI: -0.2011-0.1551; p-value = 0.801). However, demographic factors such as being male (coefficient = -0.2299; 95% CI: -0.3649--0.0950; p-value = 0.001), older (coefficient = 0.0280; 95% CI: 0.0188 - 0.0371; p-value = 0.000), and married (coefficient = 0.3217; 95% CI: 0.0728 - 0.5705; p-value = 0.011), as well as risky health behavior such as smoking (coefficient = -0.2784; 95% CI: -0.4262--0.1305; p-value = 0.000) are significantly related to health check-up behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that financial literacy insignificantly motivates people to behave rationally and understand the value of health check-ups as a tool for sustainable health.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Alfabetización en Salud Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Alfabetización en Salud Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón