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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: Altres organs de gestió
    URV's Author/s: Torres Pereda, Maria Del Pilar
    Keywords: Social inequity Poverty Nutrition survey National-health Mexico Equity in access to health services Concentration index
    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: Sociologia i política Sociología Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Odontología Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Enfermagem Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas i Antropologia / arqueologia
    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
    Social inequity
    Poverty
    Nutrition survey
    National-health
    Mexico
    Equity in access to health services
    Concentration index
    Sociologia i política
    Sociología
    Saúde coletiva
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Psicología
    Odontología
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    Enfermagem
    Economia
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências biológicas i
    Antropologia / arqueologia
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