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Inequalities in access to services, basis for policies to reduce the health gap

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    Identifier: imarina:9261668
    Authors:
    Pablo Gutierrez, JuanHeredia-Pi, IleanaIsidra Hernandez-Serrato, MariaEstela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, BlancaTorres-Pereda, PilarReyes-Morales, Hortensia
    Abstract:
    Objective. To estimate inequalities in access to health services among Mexican population living in localities of 100 000 or less inhabitants. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional analysis using the National Health and Nutrition Survey 100k 2018 survey data.Access was estimated using health insurance and care for the last health condition. As inequality measure, we estimated the concentration index using an imputation of household per capita income. Results. Among studied population, health insurance was 82.42% and access to care 60.03%.We identified inequalities in both indicators; marginal and pro-poor for insurance and pro-rich for access to care. Conclusion. In Mexico, even within the popuation living in poverty there are inequalities in access to health care. More granular public interventions are needed to address inequalities in an effective way.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Pablo Gutierrez, Juan; Heredia-Pi, Ileana; Isidra Hernandez-Serrato, Maria; Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Blanca; Torres-Pereda, Pilar; Reyes-Morales, Hortensia;
    Department: Antropologia, Filosofia i Treball Social
    URV's Author/s: Torres Pereda, Maria Del Pilar
    Keywords: Concentration index Equity in access to health services Mexico National-health Nutrition survey Poverty Social inequity
    Abstract: Objective. To estimate inequalities in access to health services among Mexican population living in localities of 100 000 or less inhabitants. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional analysis using the National Health and Nutrition Survey 100k 2018 survey data.Access was estimated using health insurance and care for the last health condition. As inequality measure, we estimated the concentration index using an imputation of household per capita income. Results. Among studied population, health insurance was 82.42% and access to care 60.03%.We identified inequalities in both indicators; marginal and pro-poor for insurance and pro-rich for access to care. Conclusion. In Mexico, even within the popuation living in poverty there are inequalities in access to health care. More granular public interventions are needed to address inequalities in an effective way.
    Thematic Areas: Antropologia / arqueologia Ciências biológicas i Ciencias sociales Economia Enfermagem Interdisciplinar Medicina i Medicina ii Odontología Psicología Public health, environmental and occupational health Public, environmental & occupational health Saúde coletiva Sociología Sociologia i política
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: mariadelpilar.torres@estudiants.urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-1869-2044
    Record's date: 2024-06-22
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Papper original source: Salud Publica De Mexico. 61 (6): 726-733
    APA: Pablo Gutierrez, Juan; Heredia-Pi, Ileana; Isidra Hernandez-Serrato, Maria; Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Blanca; Torres-Pereda, Pilar; Reyes-Morales, (2019). Inequalities in access to services, basis for policies to reduce the health gap. Salud Publica De Mexico, 61(6), 726-733. DOI: 10.21149/10561
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2019
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Concentration index
    Equity in access to health services
    Mexico
    National-health
    Nutrition survey
    Poverty
    Social inequity
    Antropologia / arqueologia
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciencias sociales
    Economia
    Enfermagem
    Interdisciplinar
    Medicina i
    Medicina ii
    Odontología
    Psicología
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Saúde coletiva
    Sociología
    Sociologia i política
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