Equity and accessibility in health? Out-of-pocket expenditures on health care in middle income countries
Evidence from Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5176493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Armando Arredondo (0000-0002-2768-9966, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México; Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México), Patricia Nájera (0000-0001-7854-4778, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2819-2826 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001200010 |
| PMID | 19082272 |
| OpenAlex | W2049682313 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0102-311X2008001200010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
This study analyzes the results of a cross-sectional survey which set out to determine the costs to patients of searching for and receiving health care in public and private institutions. The information analyzed was obtained from the study population of the Mexican National Health Survey. The dependent variable was the out-of-pocket users' costs and the independent variables were the insurance conditions, type of institution and income. The empirical findings suggest that there is a need for a more detailed analysis of user costs in middle income countries in general, where the health system is based on social security, public assistance and private institutions. This study shows that the out of pocket costs faced by users are inequitable and fall disproportionately upon socially and economically marginalized populations
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Environmental health · Equity (law) · Health care · Political science · Population · Public economics · Public health · Social determinants of health · Social security · Survey data collection · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |