Question

Define and describe the different types of risk factors

Answer 1

Risk factors are things that may cause risk to your health: for an example drugs, unsafe water, or underweight 

Answer 2

Explanation:

A risk factor is a specific variable that stimulates  the appearance of diseases. In other words, it's a variable that increase the chances to get diseased. For example, smoking is a risk factor, stimulates the appearance of ling cancer.

There are so many types of risk factors, but we can classify them as follows:

1. Behavioural: it relates with the specific actions, lifestyles. The person who is in risk, can make a choice, to chance his behaviour or not.
2. Physiological: this risk factors are directly related to an individual, his perception, choices and some biological variables.
3. Demographic: this depends on population, overpopulation represents a risk factor.
4. Environmental: it represents a multidimensional risk factor, can be physical, chemical and biological. For example: access to water.
5. Genetic: Some diseases are genetic, which also represents a risk factor.