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Bookmark or Share- Risk and Protective Factors - SAMHSARisk factors are characteristics at the biological, psychological, family, community, or cultural level that precede and are associated with a higher likelihood of negative outcomes. Protective factors are characteristics associated with a lower likelihood of negative outcomes or that reduce a risk factor’s impact.
- Risk factor - WikipediaIn epidemiology, a risk factor or determinant is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection. [1]: 38 Due to a lack of harmonization across disciplines, determinant, in its more widely accepted scientific meaning, is often used as a synonym.
- Risk Factors for Severe Illness from Respiratory VirusesMany factors can increase someone's risk of getting very sick from a respiratory illness. Illnesses caused by respiratory viruses like COVID-19, flu, and RSV can make anyone sick. However, there are a range of risk factors that can increase a person’s chances of getting very sick (severe illness).
- Risk ratios, odds ratios, risk differences: How do researchers ...Risk factors that have a large effect, or are common in the population, can help us understand which interventions would make a big difference. But how can we measure the risk that a given factor has on the outcomes we care about? In this article, I’ll explain this with a simple example.
- Risk factors in health and disease - EUPATI ToolboxHealth and wellbeing are affected by many factors – those linked to poor health, disability, disease or death, are known as risk factors. A risk factor is a characteristic, condition, or behaviour that increases the likelihood of getting a disease or injury.
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