In order to measure the impact of these efforts, it is important to assess whether the introduction of universal health coverage has translated into equitable access to healthcare in the country, particularly for the elderly. Thus, in this study we assessed the inequality in utilization of health...
This article has been published as part of International Journal for Equity in Health Volume 21 Supplement 3, 2022: COVID-19 and inequality. The full contents of the supplement are available online at https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/supplements/volume-21-supplement-3.Funding...
Healthcare InequalityMinority Healthdoi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_101754Frederic P. MillerAgnes F. VandomeJohn McBrewsterBiomedical Instrumentation & Technology
The results of decomposition analysis revealed that private health insurance and health status are the two main contributors to inequality of unmet needs. We found that the use of private health insurance contributed 40% and 73% to the overall inequality in unmet needs for health care services ...
Inequality Healthcare Utilisation Geography Compositional factors Indonesia 1. Introduction Equal utilisation of healthcare for equal need is a fundamental aspect of a healthcare system. Inequalities in healthcare use are considered unacceptable by most societies. One dimension of such inequalities lies in...
Nutritional deficiencies remain serious medical and public health issues worldwide, especially in children. This study aims to analyze cross-country inequality in four common nutritional deficiencies (protein-energy malnutrition, dietary iron deficiency,
Using the WHO Health Inequality Monitor, we identified inequity summary measures for five MCH services in ASEAN member states from 1993 to 2021: antenatal care, births attended by skilled health personnel, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) immunization, measles immunization, and polio immunizati...
healthcare services, and insurance, impacting the purchasing power of a nation and consequently affecting overall population well-being162. Persistent exposure to inflationary shocks over the long-term leads to economic instability, suppressed of economic performance, withdrawal of major investments, limited...
Inequality in access to maternal healthcare services has consequences for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target 3.1 and 3.2, which relate to reduction of the global maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality and under-5 mortality, respectively [1]. Globally, 42 countries in the Sahel (above...
Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine significant predictors of unmet needs for healthcare services. Concentration index (C) and concentration curve (CC) were calculated to measure inequality in the prevalence of unmet needs for healthcare services. Results The prevalence of unmet needs...