Effect of an expansion in private sector provision of contraceptive supplies on horizontal inequity in modern contraceptive use: evidence from Africa and Asia [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011 Background One strategic approach available to policy makers to improve the availability of reproductive and child health care supplies and services as well as the sustainability of programs is to expand the role of the private sector in providing these ...
Do Mai, Godha Deepali, Hotchkiss David R
doaj +2 more sources
Strengthening financial protection through multitiered health coverage: evidence from 667 055 low-income households in China [PDF]
BMJ Global HealthIntroduction Low-income households face disproportionate out-of-pocket hardship when accessing healthcare, undermining equity and universal health coverage.
Zhongliang Zhou +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Inequities in the continuum of maternal care in Mexico: trends before and after COVID-19 [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in HealthBackground Despite progress in maternal health coverage in Mexico, inequities persist, particularly in postnatal care. The COVID-19 pandemic further widened these gaps, disproportionately affecting women with similar health needs but different ...
Edson Serván-Mori +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Examining the magnitude of inequality and inequity in use of healthcare resources among older Australians with cognitive decline [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in HealthBackground This study investigates whether healthcare utilisation among older Australians is equitable, particularly focusing on people with cognitive decline from age 50.
Brenda Gannon +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground This study aimed to analyze the needs and utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services (“home and community care services” for short) among older adults in China and to investigate the inequity in ...
Siyu Cai +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Trends of inequities in healthcare seeking behavior for diarrhea, fever, and ARI symptoms among women in reproductive age groups for their under-five children in Ethiopian: A multilevel Analysis of EDHS Surveys from 2000 to 2016. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundEthiopia is one of the developing countries with the highest inequity in the healthcare seeking behavior for under-five children. Despite this fact, not much is known about the trend of inequity, in healthcare seeking-behavior for symptoms of ...
Hailu Fekadu +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 Background Universal health coverage is a challenge to horizontal equity in healthcare financing. Since 1998, China has extended its healthcare insurance schemes, and individuals with equal incomes but different attributes such as social status ...
Fan Yang, Mingsheng Chen, Lei Si
doaj +1 more source
Income redistribution through taxes and social benefits: The case of Slovenia and Croatia [PDF]
Panoeconomicus, 2013 The article analyses the redistributive effect attained by personal income tax, social security contributions and social benefits in Slovenia and Croatia.
Čok Mitja +2 more
doaj +1 more source
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 Background Improving health equity is a fundamental goal for establishing social health insurance. This article evaluated the benefits of the Integration of Social Medical Insurance (ISMI) policy for health services utilization in rural China.
Xiaojing Fan +4 more
doaj +1 more source
A model of horizontal inequality [PDF]
Applied Economics Letters, 2008 The concept of horizontal inequality is generally used in economics to refer to the unequal treatment of equal individuals by the fiscal system. For example, an economic system can treat unequally two individuals who hold identical levels of production factors.
Paul Makdissi +2 more
openaire +1 more source