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Horizontal equity in access to public GP services by socioeconomic group: potential bias due to a compartmentalised approach

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Horizontal equity in access to public general practitioner (GP) services by socioeconomic group has been addressed econometrically by testing the statement “equal probability of using public GP services for equal health care needs, regardless ...
M. A. Negrín, J. Pinilla, I. Abásolo
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Is there equity in access to health services for ethnic minorities in Sweden? [PDF]

The European Journal of Public Health, 2001
This paper addresses the extent to which equity of treatment according to need, as defined by self-reported health status, is received by members of ethnic minorities in Swedish health services.The study was based on a multivariate analysis of cross-sectional data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions and Immigrant Survey of Living Conditions in
A, Hjern, B, Haglund, G, Persson, M, Rosén   +3 more
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Ability to pay and equity in access to Italian and British National Health Services [PDF]

The European Journal of Public Health, 2010
Equity in delivery and distribution of health care is an important determinant of health and a cornerstone in the long way to social justice. We performed a comparative analysis of the prevalence of Italian and British residents who have fully paid out-of-pocket for health services which they could have obtained free of charge or at a lower cost from ...
G. Domenighetti1, P. Vineis, DE PIETRO, CARLO, A. Tomada   +3 more
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Spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units in the state of Santa Catarina

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2014
OBJECTIVE To analyze the methodology used for assessing the spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units. METHODS A modeling and simulation method was adopted for the practical application of cardiac care service in the state of Santa Catarina,
Silviana Cirino, Fabiana Santos Lima, Mirian Buss Gonçalves   +2 more
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Bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System for the most common types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Objective To analyze bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) for the main types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021.
Mariana Araujo Neves Lima, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela   +1 more
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Economic evaluation of an active search system to monitor the outcomes of health-related claims

Einstein (São Paulo), 2020
Objective: Economic evaluation of a scientific advisory program with the Public Defenders Office to mitigate the impacts of the judicialization on health in the municipality, as well as the implementation of an active follow-up program to monitor health ...
Nayara Luiza Pereira Rodrigues, Victor Zaia, Joseval Martins Viana, Paulo Roberto do Nascimento, Erik Montagna   +4 more
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Factors associated with the use of dental services by older people in the city of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the use of dental services by older people living in São Paulo, Brazil.
Yan Nogueira Leite de Freitas, Cristian Arnecke Schröder, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Edigê Felipe de Sousa Santos, Moisés Goldbaum, Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar, Marília Cristina Prado Louvison   +6 more
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Improving mental health outcomes: achieving equity through quality improvement [PDF]

, 2014
20.05. 15 KB. paper re-submitted to include updated metadataObjective To investigate equity of patient outcomes in a psychological therapy service, following increased access achieved by a quality improvement (QI) initiative.
Barnes, R, Green, J, Emmi Honeybourne, John Green, Poots, A, Ruth Barnes, Bell, D, Woodcock, T, Green, SA, Derek Bell, Honeybourne, E, Alan J. Poots, Stuarta Green   +12 more
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Health System Factors Constrain HIV Care Providers in Delivering High-Quality Care: Perceptions from a Qualitative Study of Providers in Western Kenya

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
The burden on health systems due to increased volume of patients with HIV continues to rapidly increase. The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of HIV care providers in a high patient volume HIV treatment and care program in eastern Africa.
Becky Genberg PhD, MPH, Juddy Wachira PhD, Catherine Kafu MSc, Ira Wilson MD, MSc, Beatrice Koech, Regina Kamene, Jacqueline Akinyi, Jennifer Knight MPH, Paula Braitstein PhD, Norma Ware PhD   +9 more
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An examination of socioeconomic equity in health experiences in six Latin American and Caribbean countries

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018
Objective. Most Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are working toward the provision of universal health coverage, and ensuring equity is a priority for those nations.
Jessica Greene, Frederico Guanais
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