Srivastava, Divya 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5135-3592 and McGuire, Alistair ORCID: 0000-0002-5367-9841
(2015)
Patient access to health care and medicines across low-income countries.
Social Science & Medicine, 133.
pp. 21-27.
ISSN 0277-9536
Abstract
This study explores the issue of demand for health care and medicines in low-income country settings. Using the World Health Survey, multivariate analysis of cross-sectional household data from 35 low-income countries found that when ill, patient demand for health care to visit a clinic or hospital is inelastic ranging from −0.19 to 0.11. The main determinants of health seeking behaviour include having insurance, having a chronic condition, high household expenditure, and marital status. Women, the educated and those living in urban settings are more likely to seek care in a clinic. These findings suggest low-income patients will experience access problems, raising important policy implications to improve access to health care and medicines in these settings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02779... |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd |
| Divisions: | Social Policy LSE Health |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2015 10:32 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2024 07:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63361 |
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