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Equity of the premium of the Ghanaian national health insurance scheme and the implications for achieving universal coverage

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2013
The Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced to provide access to adequate health care regardless of ability to pay. By law the NHIS is mandatory but because the informal sector has to make premium payment before they are enrolled,
Amporfu Eugenia
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Socio-economic inequity in HIV testing in Malawi [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2016
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a significant contributor to Malawi's burden of disease. Despite a number of studies describing socio-economic differences in HIV prevalence, there is a paucity of evidence on socio-economic inequity in ...
Sung Wook Kim, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström   +3 more
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Inequity in the use of physician services in Norway before and after introducing patient lists in primary care

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011
Background Inequity in use of physician services has been detected even within health care systems with universal coverage of the population through public insurance schemes.
Monstad Karin, Grasdal Astrid L
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CLASSICAL HORIZONTAL INEQUITY AND RERANKING: AN INTEGRATING APPROACH [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2003
The last 20 years have seen a significant evolution in the literature on horizontal inequity (HI) and have generated two major and "rival" methodological strands, namely, classical HI and reranking. We propose in this paper a class of ethically flexible tools that integrate these two strands.
Jean-Yves Duclos, Vincent Jalbert, Abdelkrim Araar   +2 more
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Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with differential use of primary care for children and young people in the UK: a scoping review

BMJ Open
Objective To systematically map evidence to answer the research question: What is the relationship between the characteristics of children and young people (CYP) or their caregivers and primary care service use in the UK, taking into account underlying ...
Stephen Morris, Jenny Woodman, Claire Powell, Lauren Herlitz, Kevin Herbert   +4 more
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An equity analysis of health examination service utilization by women from underdeveloped areas in western China.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectiveThis study sought to examine the sources of inequity in health examination service utilization by women from underdeveloped areas in western China.MethodsBased on data from the 5th National Health Service Survey in Shaanxi province, women's ...
Yuyan Qian, Jianmin Gao, Zhongliang Zhou, Ju'e Yan, Yongjian Xu, Xiaowei Yang, Yanli Li   +6 more
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Influencing factors of inequity in health services utilization among the elderly in China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background With the rise of the aging population, it is particularly important for health services to be used fairly and reasonably in the elderly. This study aimed to assess the present inequality and horizontal inequity for health service use among the
Xianzhi Fu, Nan Sun, Fei Xu, Jin Li, Qixin Tang, Junjian He, Dongdong Wang, Changqing Sun   +7 more
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Inequity in the healthcare utilization among latent classes of elderly people with chronic diseases and decomposition analysis in China

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Studies have shown chronic disease-based healthcare utilization inequity is common. Hence, exploring this issue can help in establishing targeted measures and protecting the rights and interests of vulnerable groups.
Jie Zhao, Chaoyang Yan, Dan Han, Yunyi Wu, Hui Liao, Ying Ma, Mei Zhang, Sangsang Li, Jing Wang   +8 more
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Intersectional equity in health care: assessing complex inequities in primary and secondary care utilization by gender and education in northern Sweden

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Knowledge remains scarce about inequities in health care utilization between groups defined, not only by single, but by multiple and intersecting social categories.
Fortune N. Nyamande, Paola A. Mosquera, Miguel San Sebastián, Per E. Gustafsson   +3 more
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Equity in the Utilization of Healthcare Services in India: Evidence from National Sample Survey [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Background The pursuit of equity in health and healthcare has been the key feature of health policy in India. However, despite the policy significance, the volume of literature available on this issue is scarce.
Soumitra Ghosh
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