Does anyone have any suggestions on a theoretical conceptual framework covering socio and epidemiological models for a disease occurrence?

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Flavia Matovu

Thanks Kenneth. I looked at the health belief model and it looks quite broad...

Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño

Here You can find the main three models used in social epidemiology. And you can check the original references. Pay attention to the eco-social model.http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/4/668.full