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COHEN ALANB, GALEA SANDRO, LANTZ PAULAM. Population Health Over the Next Decade: Major Challenges and Policy Prospects. Milbank Q 2023; 101:9-19. [PMID: 37096614 PMCID: PMC10126961 DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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McLeod KE, Karim ME. The relationship between mood disorder diagnosis and experiencing an unmet health-care need in Canada: findings from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey. J Ment Health 2023; 32:11-23. [PMID: 32967489 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1818192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite Canada's universal health-care system, millions of Canadians experience unmet health-care needs (UHCN). People with mood disorders may be at higher risk of UHCN due to barriers such as stigma and gaps in health-care services. AIM We aimed to examine the relationship between having a diagnosed mood disorder and experiencing UHCN using a recent, nationally representative survey. METHODS Using the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey, we used multivariate logistic regression to estimate the association between mood disorder and UHCN in the past 12 months, adjusting for sociodemographic variables and health status. RESULTS Among 52,825 respondents, 11.8% reported UHCN. Respondents with a diagnosed mood disorder were more likely to report UHCN [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.38, 1.89]. Among respondents with a regular doctor, people with mood disorders were still more likely to report UHCN (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.38, 1.93). Sensitivity analyses using propensity score and missing data imputation approaches resulted in similar estimates. CONCLUSIONS Adults diagnosed with a mood disorder are more likely to report UHCN in the past year, even those with a regular doctor. Our findings suggest that barriers beyond physician attachment may impact access to care for people with mood disorders.
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- Katherine E McLeod
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS), St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Smithman MA, Haggerty J, Gaboury I, Breton M. Improved access to and continuity of primary care after attachment to a family physician: longitudinal cohort study on centralized waiting lists for unattached patients in Quebec, Canada. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2022; 23:238. [PMID: 36114464 PMCID: PMC9482231 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01850-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background
Having a regular family physician is associated with many benefits. Formal attachment – an administrative patient-family physician agreement – is a popular feature in primary care, intended to improve access to and continuity of care with a family physician. However, little evidence exists about its effectiveness. In Quebec, Canada, where over 20% of the population is unattached, centralized waiting lists help attach patients. This provides a unique opportunity to observe the influence of attachment in previously unattached patients. The aim was to evaluate changes in access to and continuity of primary care associated with attachment to a family physician through Quebec’s centralized waiting lists for unattached patients.
Methods
We conducted an observational longitudinal population cohort study, using medical services billing data from public health insurance in the province of Québec, Canada. We included patients attached through centralized waiting lists for unattached patients between 2012 and 2014 (n = 410,140). Our study was informed by Aday and Andersen’s framework for the study of access to health services. We compared outcomes during four 12-month periods: two periods before and two periods after attachment, with T0–2 years as the reference period. Outcome measures were number of primary care visits and Bice-Boxerman Concentration of Care Index at the physician and practice level (for patients with ≥2 visits in a given period). We included age, sex, region remoteness, medical vulnerability, and Charlson Comorbidity Index as covariates in regression models fitted with generalized estimating equations.
Results
The number of primary care visits increased by 103% in the first post attachment year and 29% in the second year (p < 0.001). The odds of having all primary care visits concentrated with a single physician increased by 53% in the first year and 22% (p < 0.001) in the second year after attachment. At the practice level, the odds of perfect concentration of care increased by 19% (p < 0.001) and 15% (p < 0.001) respectively, in first and second year after attachment.
Conclusion
Our results show an increase in patients’ number of primary care visits and concentration of care at the family physician and practice level after attachment to a family physician. This suggests that attachment may help improve access to and continuity of primary care.
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O'Connor M, Kennedy EE, Hirschman KB, Mikkelsen ME, Deb P, Ryvicker M, Hodgson NA, Barrón Y, Stawnychy MA, Garren PA, Bowles KH. Improving transitions and outcomes of sepsis survivors (I-TRANSFER): a type 1 hybrid protocol. BMC Palliat Care 2022; 21:98. [PMID: 35655168 PMCID: PMC9160516 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-022-00973-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This protocol is based on home health care (HHC) best practice evidence showing the value of coupling timely post-acute care visits by registered nurses and early outpatient provider follow-up for sepsis survivors. We found that 30-day rehospitalization rates were 7 percentage points lower (a 41% relative reduction) when sepsis survivors received a HHC nursing visit within 2 days of hospital discharge, at least 1 more nursing visit the first week, and an outpatient provider follow-up visit within 7 days compared to those without timely follow-up. However, nationwide, only 28% of sepsis survivors who transitioned to HHC received this timely visit protocol. The opportunity exists for many more sepsis survivors to benefit from timely home care and outpatient services. This protocol aims to achieve this goal. METHODS: Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, this Type 1 hybrid pragmatic study will test the effectiveness of the Improving Transitions and Outcomes of Sepsis Survivors (I-TRANSFER) intervention compared to usual care on 30-day rehospitalization and emergency department use among sepsis survivors receiving HHC. The study design includes a baseline period with no intervention, a six-month start-up period followed by a one-year intervention period in partnership with five dyads of acute and HHC sites. In addition to the usual care/control periods from the dyad sites, additional survivors from national data will serve as control observations for comparison, weighted to produce covariate balance. The hypotheses will be tested using generalized mixed models with covariates guided by the Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services. We will produce insights and generalizable knowledge regarding the context, processes, strategies, and determinants of I-TRANSFER implementation. DISCUSSION As the largest HHC study of its kind and the first to transform this novel evidence through implementation science, this study has the potential to produce new knowledge about the impact of timely attention in HHC to alleviate symptoms and support sepsis survivor's recovery at home. If effective, the impact of this intervention could be widespread, improving the quality of life and health outcomes for a growing, vulnerable population of sepsis survivors. A national advisory group will assist with widespread results dissemination.
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- Melissa O'Connor
- M. Louise College of Nursing, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
- Fellow, Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators, Sacramento, CA, USA
- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Economics, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, 10065, USA
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- Center for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
- Center for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA.
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Coningsby I, Ainsworth B, Dack C. A qualitative study exploring the barriers to attending structured education programmes among adults with type 2 diabetes. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:584. [PMID: 35501809 PMCID: PMC9059690 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07980-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes self-management education, a universally recommended component of diabetes care, aims to support self-management in people with type 2 diabetes. However, attendance is low (approx. 10%). Previous research investigating the reasons for low attendance have not yet linked findings to theory, making it difficult to translate findings into practice. This study explores why some adults with type 2 diabetes do not attend diabetes self-management education and considers how services can be adapted accordingly, using Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Service Utilisation as a framework. METHODS A cross-sectional semi-structured qualitative interview study was carried out. Semi-structured interviews were conducted by telephone with 14 adults with type 2 diabetes who had verbally declined their invitation to attend diabetes self-management education in Bath and North East Somerset, UK, within the last 2 years. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis before mapping the themes onto the factors of Andersen's Behavioural Model. RESULTS Two main themes were identified: 'perceived need' and 'practical barriers'. The former theme explored participants' tendency to decline diabetes education when they perceived they did not need the programme. This perception tended to arise from participants' high self-efficacy to manage their type 2 diabetes, the low priority they attributed to their condition and limited knowledge about the programme. The latter theme, 'practical barriers', explored the notion that some participants wanted to attend but were unable to due to other commitments and/or transportation issues in getting to the venue. CONCLUSIONS All sub-themes resonated with one or more factors of Andersen's Behavioural Model indicating that the model may help to elucidate attendance barriers and ways to improve services. To fully understand low attendance to diabetes education, the complex and individualised reasons for non-attendance must be recognised and a person-centred approach should be taken to understand people's experience, needs and capabilities.
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- Imogen Coningsby
- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.,Present Address: Public Health and Preventative Services, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Keynsham Civic Centre, Market Walk, Keynsham, BS31 1FS, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Do characteristics of family members influence older persons' transition to long-term healthcare services? BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:362. [PMID: 35303891 PMCID: PMC8933970 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07745-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Future demographic and economic changes warrant a better understanding of older persons' need for health-related long-term care services (LTC). LTC uptake among older people is likely to be influenced by the presence or absence of family members, but there is scarce research on the role played by partners with different caregiving potential. There is even less research on the contributions of adult children and their caregiving potential. The current study examines the extent to which transitions into LTC in older men and women differ according to the presence and caregiving potential of partners and children. METHODS Linked registry data for Norway on older persons (aged 65+), their partners, and their adult children are used to examine how characteristics of these family members influence transitions into LTC from 2010 to 2016, using logistic discrete-time hazard regression models. We observed around 215,000 transitions to LTC, corresponding to around 26.3% of individuals and 5.4% of the total person-years (4.0 million). Caregiving potential is measured in terms of employment, income, health and educational attainment for partners and education and geographical proximity for children. RESULTS Personal, partner and child(ren)'s resources are all associated with older persons' LTC uptake. Unpartnered and/or childless older people are more likely to use LTC than those with partners and/or child(ren). Older persons with resourceful partners and children are the least likely to transition into LTC. The geographical proximity of adult children appears to have only a minor influence on LTC use among older people. CONCLUSIONS Population ageing and strained public resources will likely challenge the future provision of formal old-age care. The role of family networks in the future provision of formal old-age care is expected to become progressively important in the years to come. Inequalities in the health, care and welfare of older persons with and without resourceful family members are likely to increase.
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Chen X, Su D, Chen X, Chen Y. Effect of informal care on health care utilisation for the elderly in urban and rural China: evidence from China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS). BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:271. [PMID: 35232442 PMCID: PMC8887010 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07675-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Receiving informal care from family members is the mainstream way of care for the elderly in China because of the influence of the culture of filial piety. However, the relationship between informal care and health care use in urban and rural areas needs to be further explored. This study aimed to understand the association between informal care and health care utilisation for the elderly and explore how this effect may differ between urban and rural China. Method A total of 5704 residents aged 65 years and above were selected from wave 3 (2015) and wave 4 (2018) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, which is a nationally representative survey. A negative binomial regression model for the panel data was used to explore the relationship between informal care and health care utilisation. A fixed-effect binary choice model for panel data was used for the sensitivity test. Result The elderly who received informal care had increased in outpatient and inpatient visits compared with those who did not receive informal care. The inpatient visits of the elderly who received 15–29 days of informal care was higher than the elderly who did not receive informal care (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 2.082, P < 0.05). Moreover, the elderly who received informal care for more than 30 days had 39.6% more inpatient visits (IRR = 1.396, P < 0.01) and 37.4% more outpatient visits than the elderly who did not receive informal care (IRR = 1.374, P < 0.05). For urban respondents, receiving informal care can facilitate outpatient use of the elderly, but for rural respondents, receiving informal care can predict an increase in outpatient and inpatient visits. Conclusion Informal care was associated with higher use of health services. The association between informal care and health care utilisation varies between rural and urban residents. These findings indicate the role of informal care and remind that relevant departments should pay attention to the differences in medical service utilisation levels amongst different elderly groups.
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- Xinlan Chen
- Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Research Centre for Rural Health Service, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Research Centre for Rural Health Service, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Research Centre for Rural Health Service, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. .,Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Research Centre for Rural Health Service, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Elopre L, Hussen SA, Ott C, Mugavero MJ, Turan JM. A Qualitative Study: The Journey to Self-Acceptance of Sexual Identity among Young, Black MSM in the South. Behav Med 2021; 47:324-334. [PMID: 33705672 PMCID: PMC8811952 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2020.1870428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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HIV disparities among Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) persist despite concerted efforts to increase uptake of prevention tools like HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We conducted in-depth interviews with 25 YBMSM (aged 18-29 years old) to understand factors contributing to PrEP access in Birmingham, Alabama. We identified that one major barrier to PrEP uptake was intersectional stigma related to their multiple identities and contributed to lack of feeling able to accept their sexual identities. Facilitators of validation and acceptance of sexual identity were strong social support networks, which participants reported consisted of, not only other gay and bisexual Black men, but also Black women, an unexplored social support group among YBMSM networks. However, participants felt that internal, perceived and experienced homophobia were exacerbated in Southern, Black communities due to perceived values surrounding masculinity, which were reinforced by religious doctrine. Looking forward, public health officials will need to add additional resources to support interventions that have meso-level impact to effectively change social norms as a critical determinant of individual-level prevention practices within this at-risk group and their social networks.
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- Latesha Elopre
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Sikka N, DeLong A, Kamano J, Kimaiyo S, Orango V, Andesia J, Fuster V, Hogan J, Vedanthan R. Sex differences in health status, healthcare utilization, and costs among individuals with elevated blood pressure: the LARK study from Western Kenya. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:948. [PMID: 34011345 PMCID: PMC8136119 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10995-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated blood pressure is the leading risk factor for global mortality. While it is known that there exist differences between men and women with respect to socioeconomic status, self-reported health, and healthcare utilization, there are few published studies from Africa. This study therefore aims to characterize differences in self-reported health status, healthcare utilization, and costs between men and women with elevated blood pressure in Kenya. METHODS Data from 1447 participants enrolled in the LARK Hypertension study in western Kenya were analyzed. Latent class analysis based on five dependent variables was performed to describe patterns of healthcare utilization and costs in the study population. Regression analysis was then performed to describe the relationship between different demographics and each outcome. RESULTS Women in our study had higher rates of unemployment (28% vs 12%), were more likely to report lower monthly earnings (72% vs 51%), and had more outpatient visits (39% vs 28%) and pharmacy prescriptions (42% vs 30%). Women were also more likely to report lower quality-of-life and functional health status, including pain, mobility, self-care, and ability to perform usual activities. Three patterns of healthcare utilization were described: (1) individuals with low healthcare utilization, (2) individuals who utilized care and paid high out-of-pocket costs, and (3) individuals who utilized care but had lower out-of-pocket costs. Women and those with health insurance were more likely to be in the high-cost utilizer group. CONCLUSIONS Men and women with elevated blood pressure in Kenya have different health care utilization behaviors, cost and economic burdens, and self-perceived health status. Awareness of these sex differences can help inform targeted interventions in these populations.
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- Neha Sikka
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Eldoret, Kenya
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- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Eldoret, Kenya
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- Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Zhao D, Zhou Z, Shen C, Nawaz R, Li D, Ren Y, Zhao Y, Cao D, Zhai X. Rural and urban differences in patient experience in China: a coarsened exact matching study from the perspective of residents. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:330. [PMID: 33849544 PMCID: PMC8042990 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06328-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient experience is a key measure widely used to evaluate quality of healthcare, yet there is little discussion about it in China using national survey data. This study aimed to explore rural and urban differences in patient experience in China. METHODS Data regarding this study were drawn from Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) 2015, with a sample size of 9604. Patient experience was measured by the evaluation on healthcare services. Coarsened exact matching (CEM) method was used to balance covariates between the rural and urban respondents. Three thousand three hundred seventy-two participants finally comprised the matched cohort, including 1592 rural residents and 1780 urban residents. Rural and urban differences in patient experience were tested by ordinary least-squares regression and ordered logistic regression. RESULTS The mean (SD) score of patient experience for rural and urban residents was 72.35(17.32) and 69.45(17.00), respectively. Urban residents reported worse patient experience than rural counterparts (Crude analysis: Coef. = - 2.897, 95%CI: - 4.434, - 1.361; OR = 0.706, 95%CI: 0.595, 0.838; Multivariate analysis: Coef. = - 3.040, 95%CI: - 4.473, - 1.607; OR = 0.675, 95%CI: 0.569, 0.801). Older (Coef. = 2.029, 95%CI: 0.338, 3.719) and healthier (Coef. = 2.287, 95%CI: 0.729, 3.845; OR = 1.217, 95%CI: 1.008, 1.469) rural residents living in western area (Coef. = 2.098, 95%CI: 0.464, 3.732; OR = 1.276, 95%CI: 1.044, 1.560) with higher social status (Coef. = 1.158, 95%CI: 0.756, 1.561; OR = 1.145, 95%CI: 1.090, 1.204), evaluation on adequacy (Coef. = 7.018, 95%CI: 5.045, 8.992; OR = 2.163, 95%CI: 1.719, 2.721), distribution (Coef. = 4.464, 95%CI: 2.471, 6.456; OR = 1.658, 95%CI: 1.312, 2.096) and accessibility (Coef. = 2.995, 95%CI: 0.963, 5.026; OR = 1.525, 95%CI: 1.217, 1.911) of healthcare resources had better patient experience. In addition, urban peers with lower education (OR = 0.763, 95%CI: 0.625, 0.931) and higher family economic status (Coef. = 2.990, 95%CI: 0.959, 5.021; OR = 1.371, 95%CI: 1.090,1.723) reported better patient experience. CONCLUSIONS Differences in patient experience for rural and urban residents were observed in this study. It is necessary to not only encourage residents to form a habit of seeking healthcare services in local primary healthcare institutions first and then go to large hospitals in urban areas when necessary, but also endeavor to reduce the disparity of healthcare resources between rural and urban areas by improving quality and capacity of rural healthcare institutions and primary healthcare system of China.
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- Dantong Zhao
- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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Kočiš Krůtilová V, Bahnsen L, De Graeve D. The out-of-pocket burden of chronic diseases: the cases of Belgian, Czech and German older adults. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:239. [PMID: 33731090 PMCID: PMC7967967 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06259-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Out-of-pocket payments have a diverse impact on the burden of those with a higher morbidity or the chronically ill. As the prevalence of chronic diseases increases with age, older adults are a vulnerable group. The paper aims to evaluate the impact of chronic diseases on the out-of-pocket payments burden of the 50+ populations in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Germany. METHODS Data from the sixth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is used. A two-part model with a logit model in the first part and a generalised linear model in the second part is applied. RESULTS The diseases increasing the burden in the observed countries are heart attacks, high blood pressure, cancer, emotional disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Reflecting country differences Parkinson's disease and its drug burden is relevant in Belgium, the drugs burden related to heart attack and outpatient care burden to chronic kidney disease in the Czech Republic and the outpatient care burden of cancer and chronic lung disease in Germany. In addition, we confirm the regressive character of out-of-pocket payments. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the burden is not equitably distributed among older adults with chronic diseases. Identification of chronic diseases with a high burden can serve as a supplementary protective feature.
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- Veronika Kočiš Krůtilová
- Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute for Public Finance and Social Policy, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, P.O. Box, 79085, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium
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Heri AB, Cavallaro FL, Ahmed N, Musheke MM, Matsui M. Changes over time in HIV testing and counselling uptake and associated factors among youth in Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health surveys from 2007 to 2018. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:456. [PMID: 33676482 PMCID: PMC7937241 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10472-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Zambia is among the countries with the highest HIV burden and where youth remain disproportionally affected. Access to HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is a crucial step to ensure the reduction of HIV transmission. This study examines the changes that occurred between 2007 and 2018 in access to HTC, inequities in testing uptake, and determinants of HTC uptake among youth. METHODS We carried out repeated cross-sectional analyses using three Zambian Demographic and Health Surveys (2007, 2013-14, and 2018). We calculated the percentage of women and men ages 15-24 years old who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months. We analysed inequity in HTC coverage using indicators of absolute inequality. We performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to identify predictors of HTC uptake in the last 12 months. RESULTS HIV testing uptake increased between 2007 and 2018, from 45 to 92% among pregnant women, 10 to 58% among non-pregnant women, and from 10 to 49% among men. By 2018 roughly 60% of youth tested in the past 12 months used a government health centre. Mobile clinics were the second most common source reaching up to 32% among adolescent boys by 2018. Multivariate analysis conducted among men and non-pregnant women showed higher odds of testing among 20-24 year-olds than adolescents (aOR = 1.55 [95%CI:1.30-1.84], among men; and aOR = 1.74 [1.40-2.15] among women). Among men, being circumcised (aOR = 1.57 [1.32-1.88]) and in a union (aOR = 2.44 [1.83-3.25]) were associated with increased odds of testing. For women greater odds of testing were associated with higher levels of education (aOR = 6.97 [2.82-17.19]). Education-based inequity was considerably widened among women than men by 2018. CONCLUSION HTC uptake among Zambian youth improved considerably by 2018 and reached 65 and 49% tested in the last 12 months for women and men, respectively. However, achieving the goal of 95% envisioned by 2020 will require sustaining the success gained through government health centres, and scaling up the community-led approaches that have proven acceptable and effective in reaching young men and adolescent girls who are less easy to reach through the government facilities.
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- Aimé Bitakuya Heri
- Department of Global Health, Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, Holborn, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Plot # 34620, Off Alick Nkhata Road, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Global Health, Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.
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Wang Y, Li J, Ding L, Feng Y, Tang X, Sun L, Zhou C. The effect of socioeconomic status on informal caregiving for parents among adult married females: evidence from China. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:164. [PMID: 33676412 PMCID: PMC7937217 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02094-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Married female caregivers face a higher risk of an informal care burden than other caregivers. No study has explored the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on the intensity of informal care provided by married female caregivers in China. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine how the SES of married female caregivers affects the intensity of the informal care they provide for their parents/parents-in-law in China. METHODS The data for this study were drawn from 8 waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). The respondents were married women whose parents/parents-in-law needed care and lived in the same city as them. SES was defined based on four indicators: education, economic status, employment status, and hukou (China's household registration system). Informal caregivers were divided into three categories: non-caregivers (0 h/week), low-intensity caregivers (less than 10 h/week), and high-intensity caregivers (10 h/week and above). Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relation between SES and the likelihood of a low- and high-intensity caregiving among married female caregivers, adjusting for age, family characteristics and survey wave. RESULTS Of the 2661 respondents, high-intensity and low-intensity caregivers accounted for 16.35 and 21.27%, respectively. The multinomial logistic regression results showed that the likelihood of being a high-intensity caregiver versus (vs. a non-caregiver) increased as the caregiver's educational attainment increased (p < 0.05), and that high economic status was related to the likelihood of being a high-intensity caregiver, but this relationship was only significant at the 10% level. Urban females were 1.34 times more likely than their rural counterparts to provide low-intensity care vs. no care (p < 0.05) and were 1.33 times more likely to provide high-intensity care vs. no care (p < 0.05). Employed females were 1.25 times more likely than those unemployed females to provide low-intensity care vs. no care (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Differences in SES were found between high-intensity caregivers and low-intensity caregivers. Women with high educational attainment and urban hukou were more likely to provide high-intensity informal care, and women who were employed and had urban hukou were more likely to provide low-intensity care.
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- Yi Wang
- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, 44 Wen-hua-xi Road, Jinan, 250012 Shandong China
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Association between Frailty and Public Health Care Services Utilization among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. AGEING INTERNATIONAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12126-020-09380-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mitchell JA, Williams EDG, Li Y, Tarraf W. Identifying disparities in patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: results from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:495. [PMID: 32493469 PMCID: PMC7268709 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05357-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient-centered healthcare in the context of a medical home (PCMH) is an important pathway to reducing healthcare inequities. To date, no work has examined the prevalence of care experiences associated with PCMH among non-elderly Black males. METHODS We analyzed data, on 22 indicators representative of six healthcare domains associated with PCMH experiences, from non-Latino White (NLW) and Black males aged 18-64 from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (n = 47,405). We used generalized linear models to test whether Behavioral Model factors attenuate any differences in access to these domains between NLW and Black males, and decomposition techniques to examine the contribution of these factors to reported differences. RESULTS Black males reported 1) lower access to personal primary care providers, 2) poorer quality communication with providers, and 3) lower levels of care comprehensiveness (all p < 0.05). Differences between groups were attenuated but not eliminated by accounting for the Behavioral Model factors particularly through enabling and predisposing factors. Group health characteristics were not a primary driver of racial differences in care experiences across all the considered domains. CONCLUSIONS Black men, in the U.S, continue to face barriers to accessing high quality, patient-centered care, specifically as it relates to accessing specialty care, medical tests, and patient-provider communication.
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- Jamie A Mitchell
- School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
- Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Rezaei S, Pulok MH, Zahirian Moghadam T, Zandian H. Socioeconomic-Related Inequalities in Dental Care Utilization in Northwestern Iran. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent 2020; 12:181-189. [PMID: 32425612 PMCID: PMC7196241 DOI: 10.2147/ccide.s253242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There have been multiple studies on socioeconomic-related inequalities in the use of dental services in Iran, but the evidence is still limited. This study measured inequality in dental care utilization by socioeconomic status and examined factors explaining this inequality among households in Ardabil, Iran in 2019. METHODS A total of 436 household heads participated in this cross-sectional study. Using a validated questionnaire, face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data on dental care utilization, unmet needs, sociodemographic characteristics, economic status, health insurance, and oral health status of the participants. We used the concentration curve and relative concentration index (RCI) to visualize and quantify the level of inequality in dental care utilization by income. Regression-based decomposition was also applied to understand the causes of inequality. RESULTS About 59.2% (95% CI 54.4%-63.7%) and 14.7% (95% CI 11.6%-18.4%) of participants had visited a dentist for dental treatment in the previous 12 months and for 6-month dental checkups, respectively. The RCI for the probability of visiting a dentist in the last 12 months was 0.243 (95% CI 0.140-0.346). This suggests that dental care utilization was more concentrated among the rich. The RCI for unmet dental care needs was negative, which indicates more prevalence among the poor. Monthly household income (20.9%), self-rated oral health (6.9%), regular brushing (3.2%), and dental health insurance (2.5%) were the main factors in socioeconomic inequality in dental care utilization. CONCLUSION This study reveals that dental care-service utilization did not match the need for dental care, due to differences in socioeconomic status in Ardabil, Iran. Policies could be implemented to increase the coverage of dental care services among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups to tackle socioeconomic-related inequality in dental care utilization.
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- Satar Rezaei
- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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Ruan F, Fu G, Yan Y, Li Y, Shi Y, Luo L, Li X, Zhang B, Gong Q, Fu Z, Gan Y, Pan M, Liu Y, Zhan J, Wang J. Inequities in consistent condom use among sexually experienced undergraduates in mainland China: implications for planning interventions. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1195. [PMID: 31470819 PMCID: PMC6716903 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7435-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is mainly prescribed to high-risk uninfected individuals, consistent condom use (CCU) continues to be recommended as an inexpensive, feasible, practical and acceptable way to prevent the general population from acquiring and transmitting HIV through sexual intercourse. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the relative importance of various determinants of CCU among sexually experienced undergraduates in mainland China so as to assess and subsequently to suggest ways to eliminate inequities in its use. METHOD From September 10, 2018, to January 9, 2019, an anonymous self-administered online questionnaire was voluntarily completed by 12,750 participants distributed across 30 provinces in mainland China (except for Tibet). The present analysis was restricted to 2054 sexually experienced undergraduates. Pearson's chi-square test and Logistic regression models were chosen to analyze the factors associated with CCU. RESULTS The overall rate of CCU was 61.3% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 59.2-63.4%]. CCU was inequitably distributed since enabling factors exerted greater effects than predisposing and need variables. Compared with heterosexual men, heterosexual women [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI):0.64-0.96)], non-heterosexuals men (AOR = 0.64, 95% CI:0.45-0.92) and women (AOR = 0.68, 95% CI:0.47-0.99) were less prone to using condoms consistently. Those with more resources [i.e., higher levels of self- efficacy for condom use (AOR = 2.86, 95% CI:2.35-3.49) and being knowledgeable of the national AIDS policy (AOR = 1.50, 95% CI:1.23-1.82)], and those with lower need for condoms [i.e., late initiation of sexual activity (AOR = 1.34, 95% CI:1.09-1.64) and single sexual partner (AOR = 1.68,95% CI:1.21-2.33)] were more likely to be consistent condom users. CONCLUSIONS In order to increase consistency of condom use and simultaneously reduce the remaining inequities, a comprehensive intervention measure should be taken to target heterosexual women, non-heterosexual men and women, and those with higher need for condoms, improve their condom use self- efficacy and raise their awareness of the national AIDS policy.
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- Fang Ruan
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental General Medicine Education of Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No.88 Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, 437100 Hubei Province China
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Ntoimo LFC, Okonofua FE, Igboin B, Ekwo C, Imongan W, Yaya S. Why rural women do not use primary health centres for pregnancy care: evidence from a qualitative study in Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019; 19:277. [PMID: 31382908 PMCID: PMC6683396 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2433-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While Primary Health Care has been designed to provide universal access to skilled pregnancy care for the prevention of maternal deaths in Nigeria, available evidence suggests that pregnant women in rural communities often do not use Primary Health Care Centres for skilled care. The objective of this study was to investigate the reasons why women do not use PHC for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria. METHODS Qualitative data were obtained from twenty focus group discussions conducted with women and men in marital union to elicit their perceptions about utilisation of maternal and child health care services in PHC centres. Groups were constituted along the focus of sex and age. The group discussions were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. RESULTS The four broad categories of reasons for non-use identified in the study were: 1) accessibility factors - poor roads, difficulty with transportation, long distances, and facility not always open; 2) perceptions relating to poor quality of care, including inadequate drugs and consumables, abusive care by health providers, providers not in sufficient numbers and not always available in the facilities, long waiting times, and inappropriate referrals; 3) high costs of services, which include the inability to pay for services even when costs are not excessive, and the introduction of informal payments by staff; and 4) Other comprising partner support and misinterpretation of signs of pregnancy complications. CONCLUSION Addressing these factors through adequate budgetary provisions, programs to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for maternal health, adequate staffing and training, innovative methods of transportation and male involvement are critical in efforts to improve rural women's access to skilled pregnancy care in primary health care centres in the country.
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- Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo
- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
- The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria
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- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
- The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State Nigeria
- The Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
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- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
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- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
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- The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Hu Y, Leinonen T, van Hedel K, Myrskylä M, Martikainen P. The relationship between living arrangements and higher use of hospital care at middle and older ages: to what extent do observed and unobserved individual characteristics explain this association? BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1011. [PMID: 31357984 PMCID: PMC6664712 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7296-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that certain living arrangements, such as living alone, are associated with worse health at older ages. We assessed the association between living arrangements and hospital care use among middle-aged and older adults, and investigated to what extent observed and unobserved individual characteristics explain this association. METHODS Longitudinal Finnish registry data for men and women aged 50-89 years were used for the period 1987-2007. The relationship between living arrangements (based on whether an individual lived with a partner, other adults or alone, and whether they lived with minor/adult children) and heavy hospital care use (i.e., having been in hospital for 8 or more days in a year) was studied. First, we applied logistic regression models and linear probability models controlling for observed time-invariant factors (socioeconomic status measured by education, labour force status, and household income; and marital status), and then individual linear probability models with fixed-effects to further account for unobserved time-invariant individual characteristics in the measurement period. Analyses were done separately for 10 year age-groups. RESULTS In the logistic regression models, men and women who lived alone had higher crude odds of heavy hospital care use than those living only with their partner. These odds ratios were highest for men and women in the youngest age category (50-59 years, 1.72 and 1.36 respectively) and decreased with age. Adjusting for observed time-invariant socioeconomic status attenuated these odds by 14-40%, but adjusting for marital status did not affect the results. Lower odds were observed among adults aged 50-59 years who lived with their partner and (minor or adult) children. But odds were higher for individuals aged 60-79 years who co-resided with their adult children, regardless of whether they lived with a partner. Adjusting for observed time-invariant factors generally did not change these results. After further adjusting for unobserved time-invariant individual characteristics in the individual fixed-effects models, most of these associations largely attenuated or disappeared, particularly for ages 80-89 years. CONCLUSIONS The association between living arrangements and higher use of hospital care at middle and older ages is largely explained by socioeconomic disadvantage and unobserved time-invariant individual characteristics.
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- Yaoyue Hu
- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Population Research Unit, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Population Research Unit, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Population Research Unit, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS), Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sunpuwan M, Punpuing S, Jaruruengpaisan W, Kinsman J, Wertheim H. What is in the drug packet?: access and use of non-prescribed poly-pharmaceutical packs (Yaa Chud) in the community in Thailand. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:971. [PMID: 31331304 PMCID: PMC6647088 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7300-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 'Yaa Chud' is a non-prescribed poly-pharmaceutical pack containing several types of drugs, including antibiotics and steroids, which can be purchased over the counter in Thailand for self-medication. Although it is illegal, it is still available at some community outlets. This study aimed to understand access to and use of Yaa Chud at the community level in order to raise awareness on its usage and to provide policy recommendations to address the problem. METHODS This study employed qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews with 18 drug suppliers and 16 community members, and six focus group discussions. It included inventories from 17 drug suppliers. Data were collected in selected communities of the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System, located in the western region of Thailand.Thematic analysis was based upon the Health Services Utilization Model and conducted using the Open Code qualitative software program. RESULTS Overcrowding, long waiting times, and a perceived unwelcoming environment at public health-care service outlets were identified as factors that drive people into the private sector, where loose regulation of drug laws facilitates access and use of Yaa Chud. Migrants and older people were most likely to seek and use Yaa Chud, especially for mild illness. Availability, easy access through a user's network, low cost, and perceived effectiveness were identified as factors that enable access and use of Yaa Chud. CONCLUSIONS Though illegal in Thailand, Yaa Chud is likely to remain available for self-medication by community members, due to the persisting demand by the elderly and migrant workers. There is an urgent need to replace these mixed medications with better choices. Safer Yaa Chud may be a preferred, first-line health-care option, which could help reduce congestion in the formal health-care setting. At the same time, enforcement of regulatory compliance needs to be continued in order to stop the supply of unsafe Yaa Chud.
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- Malee Sunpuwan
- Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
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- Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam
- The Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and the Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Nsiah-Boateng E, Nonvignon J, Aryeetey GC, Salari P, Tediosi F, Akweongo P, Aikins M. Sociodemographic determinants of health insurance enrolment and dropout in urban district of Ghana: a cross-sectional study. HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW 2019; 9:23. [PMID: 31280394 PMCID: PMC6734452 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-019-0241-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Earlier studies have found significant associations between sociodemographic factors and enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. These studies were mainly household surveys in relatively rural areas with high incidence of poverty. To expand the scope of existing evidence, this paper examines policy design factors associated with enrolment and dropout of the scheme in an urban poor district using routine secondary data. METHODS This study is a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of 2014-2016 NHIS enrolment data of the Ashiedu Keteke district office. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to examine sociodemographic factors associated with NHIS enrolment and dropout. RESULTS A total of 215,724 individuals enrolled in the NHIS over the period under study, of which 98,232 (46%) were new members. About 41% of existing members in 2014 dropped out of the NHIS in 2015 and 53% of those in 2015 dropped out in 2016. The indigents (core poor) are significantly more likely to enrol and to drop out of the NHIS. However, the males, informal sector employees, social security and national insurance trust (SSNIT) contributors, and the aged (70+ years) are significantly less likely to enrol in the NHIS but more likely to retain coverage. CONCLUSIONS A considerable number of members are dropping out of the NHIS. The indigents in particular, are increasingly enrolling in and dropping out of the NHIS whilst the males, informal sector employees, SSNIT contributors and the aged are not enrolling as expected but increasingly retaining coverage. Policy reforms to ensuring continued growth towards realization of universal health coverage should take these factors into consideration.
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- Eric Nsiah-Boateng
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- Research, Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, National Health Insurance Authority, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Owuor HO, Asito SA, Adoka SO. The differential effect of the free maternity services policy in Kenya. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 2019; 11:e1-e6. [PMID: 31170793 PMCID: PMC6556921 DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Government of Kenya introduced the free maternity services (FMS) policy to enable mothers deliver at a health facility and thus improve maternal health indicators. AIM The aim of this study was to determine if there was a differential effect of the policy by region (sub-county) and by facility type (hospitals vs. primary healthcare facilities [PHCFs]). SETTING The study was conducted in Nyamira County in western Kenya. METHODS This was an interrupted time series study where 42 data sets (24 pre- and 18 post-intervention) were collected for each observation. Monthly data were abstracted from the District Health Information System-2, verified, keyed into and analysed by using IBM-Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS-17). RESULTS The relative effect of the policy on facility deliveries in the county was an increase of 22.5%, significant up to the 12th month (p < 0.05). The effect of the policy on deliveries by region was highest in Nyamira North and Masaba North (p < 0.001 up to the 18th month). The effect was larger (46.5% vs. 18.3%) and lasted longer (18 months vs. 6 months) in the hospitals than in the PHCFs. The increase in hospital deliveries was most significant in Nyamira North (61%; p < 0.001). There was a medium-term effect on hospital deliveries in Borabu (up to 9 months) and an effect that started in the sixth month in Manga. The relative effect of the policy on facility deliveries in PHCFs was only significant in Nyamira North and Masaba North (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The effect of the FMS policy was varied by region (sub-county) and by facility type.
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- Henry O Owuor
- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Moi University, Kesses, Uasin Gishu County.
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Bijnsdorp FM, Pasman HRW, Francke AL, Evans N, Peeters CFW, Broese van Groenou MI. Who provides care in the last year of life? A description of care networks of community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands. BMC Palliat Care 2019; 18:41. [PMID: 31092227 PMCID: PMC6521417 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0425-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Home-based care networks differ in size and composition, but little is known about the characteristics of care networks for those nearing the end of their lives. This study aimed to identify different types of home-based care networks of community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands and to assess the association between care network type and the health status and socio-demographic characteristics of care recipients. METHODS/DESIGN We used data from participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (2001-2013) with chronic diseases or functional limitations who died within 12 months of their last interview and received home based personal and/or household care (n = 146). Latent Class Analysis was used to model distinct end-of-life care networks among this pooled cross-section of older people whose characteristics imply care needs. The Akaike information criterion was used to determine the optimal model. Associations between network type and care recipient characteristics were explored using conditional inference trees. RESULTS We identified four types of care networks; a partner network (19%) in which care was mainly provided by partners, with little care from private caregivers or professionals, a mixed network (25%) in which care was provided by a combination of children, professionals and/or other family members, a private network (15%) in which only privately paid care was provided, and a professional network (40%) in which care was mainly provided by publicly paid professionals, sometimes with additional care from family or privately paid caregivers. Care networks near the end of life showed similar characteristics to those identified for older people more generally, but care seemed to be more intensive in the last year of life compared to the years preceding it. End-of-life care networks were mostly related to age, educational level and partner status. Formal care substitutes informal care whenever there is no partner or child present and able to provide care. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that personal and household care can be quite intensive in the last year of life, especially for partner caregivers. To prevent caregiver burden, it is important that professionals make sure partner caregivers receive adequate and timely support to cope with the care situation.
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- Femmy M. Bijnsdorp
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, De Boelelaan, 1117 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, De Boelelaan, 1117 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, De Boelelaan, 1117 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nivel, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Otterstraat, 118 Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, De Boelelaan, 1117 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, De Boelelaan, 1117 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tapera O, Kadzatsa W, Nyakabau AM, Mavhu W, Dreyer G, Stray-Pedersen B, SJH H. Sociodemographic inequities in cervical cancer screening, treatment and care amongst women aged at least 25 years: evidence from surveys in Harare, Zimbabwe. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:428. [PMID: 31014308 PMCID: PMC6480834 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6749-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Zimbabwe; however; access to screening and treatment services remain challenged. The objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic inequities in cervical cancer screening and utilization of treatment among women in Harare, Zimbabwe. METHODS Two cross sectional surveys were conducted in Harare with a total sample of 277 women aged at least 25 years. In the community survey, stratified random sampling was conducted to select 143 healthy women in Glen View, Cranborne, Highlands and Hopely communities of Harare to present high, medium, low density suburbs and rural areas respectively. In the patient survey, 134 histologically confirmed cervical cancer patients were also randomly selected at Harare hospital, Parirenyatwa Hospital and Island Hospice during their routine visits or while in hospital admission. All consenting participants were interviewed using a validated structured questionnaire programmed in Surveytogo software in an android tablet. Data was analyzed using STATA version 14 to yield descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression outcomes for the study. RESULTS Women who reported ever screening for cervical cancer were only 29%. Cervical cancer screening was less likely in women affiliated to major religions (p < 0.05) and those who never visited health facilities or doctors or visited once in previous 6 months (p < 0.05). Ninety-two (69%) of selected patients were on treatment. Women with cervical cancer affiliated to protestant churches were 68 times [95% CI: 1.22 to 381] more likely to utilize treatment and care services compared to those in other religions (p = 0.040). Province of residence, education, occupation, marital status, income (personal and household), wealth, medical aid status, having a regular doctor, frequency of visiting health facilities, sources of cervical cancer information and knowledge of treatability of cervical cancer were not associated with cervical cancer screening and treatment respectively. CONCLUSION This study revealed few variations in the participation of women in cervical cancer screening and treatment explained only by religious affiliations and usage of health facilities. Strengthening of health education in communities including churches and universal healthcare coverage are recommended strategies to improve uptake of screening and treatment of cervical cancer.
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- O. Tapera
- University of Pretoria, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Radiotherapy Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Radiotherapy Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Centre for Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR), Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria, Gynaecologic Oncology, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University in Oslo and Womens’ Clinic, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
- University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa
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Koce F, Randhawa G, Ochieng B. Understanding healthcare self-referral in Nigeria from the service users' perspective: a qualitative study of Niger state. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:209. [PMID: 30940134 PMCID: PMC6444603 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4046-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The by-pass of the primary level of care to the referral facilities has continued to raise concerns for the healthcare delivery system. About 60-90% of patients in Nigeria are reported to self-refer to a referral level of care. Thus, this study sought to identify the factors that influence service-users' decision to self-refer to the secondary healthcare facilities in Nigeria by exploring the perceptions and experiences of the service-users. METHODS Twenty-four self-referred service-users were interviewed from three selected secondary healthcare facilities (general hospitals) in Niger state, Nigeria. The interviews were tape-recorded, each lasting 20 min on average. This was subsequently transcribed and framework analysis was employed for the analysis. RESULTS Various reasons were identified to have resulted in the bypass of the primary healthcare facilities in favour of the secondary level of care. The identified themes were organised based on the predisposing, enabling and need component of Andersen's model. These themes included: patients understanding of the healthcare delivery system; perceptions about the healthcare providers; perceptions about healthcare equipment/ facilities; advice from relatives and friends; service-users' expectations; access to healthcare facilities; regulations/ policies; medical symptoms; perceptions of severity of medical symptoms. CONCLUSIONS The findings from this study call for an evaluation of the current healthcare referral system, particularly in developing settings like Nigeria and consequently the need for developing a contextual model as applicable to individual settings. Therefore, a multifaceted approach is needed to address the current concerns to ensure patients utilise the appropriate level of care. This will ensure the primary healthcare facilities are not undermined and allow the referral levels of care to live up to their mandate.
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- Francis Koce
- Institute for Health Research,University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury Campus, Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 8LE UK
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- Institute for Health Research,University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury Campus, Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 8LE UK
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Edith Murphy House, The Gateway. Leicester, Leicester, LE1 9BH UK
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Seo JY, Chao YY, Yeung KM, Strauss SM. Factors Influencing Health Service Utilization Among Asian Immigrant Nail Salon Workers in the Greater New York City Area. J Community Health 2019; 44:1-11. [PMID: 29936641 PMCID: PMC6757341 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0544-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Most nail salon workers in the greater New York City area are Asian immigrant women. They are exposed daily to potentially toxic chemicals and hazards in their workplace, making them more vulnerable for possible health problems. The study's primary purpose was to identify factors influencing past year healthcare utilization among Asian immigrant women working in nail salons. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a modification of Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization in which 148 Korean and Chinese immigrant women currently working in nail salons were surveyed. The questionnaire included: (1) individual health determinants, (2) health service utilization in the past year, and (3) work environment, work-related health concerns, and work-related health problems. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression models assessed factors related to past year healthcare utilization. Women who had health insurance (p < .01), a usual source of care (p < .01), low educational attainment (p < .05), and more work-related health symptoms (p < .05) were more likely to visit a primary care provider. Women who had health insurance (p < .01), a usual source of care (p < .05), and low educational attainment (p < .05), were also more likely to visit a woman's health provider. Korean (rather than Chinese) women (p < .05) and women who perceived themselves to be in fair/poor health (p < .05) were more likely to see a traditional provider of Eastern medicine. Asian immigrant women who work in nail salons have workplace health and safety concerns. They generally use Western rather than traditional medicine, with different factors related to these two types of medicine.
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- Jin Young Seo
- Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, 425 East 25th Street, Rm.416W, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
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- School of Nursing, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, 425 East 25th Street, Rm.416W, New York, NY, 10010, USA
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- Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, 425 East 25th Street, Rm.416W, New York, NY, 10010, USA
- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization among Older Adults in Barbados. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1108/s0275-495920180000036012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Alberga A, Holder L, Kornas K, Bornbaum C, Rosella L. Effects of behavioural risk factors on high-cost users of healthcare: a population-based study. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2018; 109:441-450. [PMID: 30232715 PMCID: PMC6182334 DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0127-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES High-cost users (HCUs) are known to disproportionally incur the majority of healthcare utilization costs relative to their counterparts. A number of studies have highlighted the detrimental effects of risky health behaviours; however, only a few have demonstrated the link to HCUs, a meaningful endpoint for program and policy decision-makers. We investigated the association between health behaviour risks and downstream high-cost healthcare utilization. METHODS A combined cohort of participants from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) cycles 2005-2009 was linked to future population-based health administrative data in Ontario. Using person-centered costing methodology, CCHS respondents were ranked according to healthcare utilization costs and categorized as ever having HCU status in the 4 years following interview. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between various health behaviours on future HCU status. RESULTS Models estimated that smoking and physical inactivity were associated with a significant increase in the odds of becoming an HCU. Compared to individual behaviours, increasing the number of health behaviour risks significantly strengthened the odds of becoming an HCU in subsequent years. CONCLUSION The analyses provide evidence that upstream health behaviours affect high-cost healthcare utilization. Health behaviours are a meaningful target for health promotion programs and policies. These findings can inform decision-makers on appropriate behavioural targets for those on an HCU trajectory and promote public health efforts to support healthcare system sustainability.
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- Amanda Alberga
- Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Health Sciences Bldg, 6th floor, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
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Shabani O, Moleki MM, Thupayagale-Tshweneagae GGB. Individual determinants associated with utilisation of sexual and reproductive health care services for HIV and AIDS prevention by male adolescents. Curationis 2018; 41:e1-e6. [PMID: 30198290 PMCID: PMC6111545 DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v41i1.1806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescent sexual and reproductive health is one of the essential health care programmes in the world. However, adolescents still face numerous challenges in the area of sexual and reproductive health, which hinder their utilisation of available Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare Services (SRHCS). Male adolescents face further obstacles in accessing and utilising sexual reproductive health services owing to the influence of social constructions of masculinity, which has a bearing on how they view sexual and reproductive health services and their use. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate individual determinants associated with utilisation of SRHCS for HIV and AIDS prevention by male adolescents. METHOD An exploratory, descriptive and contextual qualitative design was used and semi-structured interviews with 20 purposively selected male adolescents aged 18-24 years living in the South African seat of government were conducted. Data were analysed using Tesch's approach of data analysis. RESULTS Knowledge of existing services was described as a significant individual determinant of utilisation of SRHCS. This was linked to the quality of SRHCS and violation of human rights of male adolescents. CONCLUSION The study recommends the development of a strategy that will enhance and promote the utilisation of SRHCS by male adolescents.
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- Omari Shabani
- Department of Health Studies, University of South Africa.
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Rana RH, Alam K, Gow J. Development of a richer measure of health outcomes incorporating the impacts of income inequality, ethnic diversity, and ICT development on health. Global Health 2018; 14:72. [PMID: 30029607 PMCID: PMC6054722 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-018-0385-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the literature, measuring health outcomes usually entails examining one dependent variable using cross-sectional data. Using a combination of mortality and morbidity variables, this study developed a new, richer measure of health outcome. Using the health outcome index, this study investigated the impacts of income inequality, levels of ethnic diversity and information and communication technology (ICT) development on health using panel data. METHODS Partial least squares regression based on a structural equation model is used to construct a health outcome index for 30 OECD countries over the period of 2004 to 2015 using SmartPLS software. Then, panel corrected standard errors estimation and pooled ordinary least square regression with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors approaches were used to investigate the key determinants of health outcomes. Both methods are efficient when the panel data is heteroscedastic and the errors are cross-sectional dependent. RESULTS Income inequality, level of ethnic diversity and development in ICT access and use have an adverse effect on health outcomes, however, development in ICT skills has a significant positive impact. Moreover, OECD countries with a higher percentage of publicly funded healthcare showed better public health compared to countries where the percentage is smaller. Finally, rising incomes, development of technologies and tertiary education are key determinants for improving health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that countries with higher levels of income inequality and more ethnically diverse populations have lower levels of health outcomes. Policymakers also need to recognise the adverse effect of ICT use on public health and the benefits of public healthcare expenditure.
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- Rezwanul Hasan Rana
- School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, West, Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350 Australia
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- School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, West, Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350 Australia
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- School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, West, Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350 Australia
- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Ogungbangbe J, Anjorin S, Imongan W, Yaya S. Predictors of women's utilization of primary health care for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:106. [PMID: 29669538 PMCID: PMC5907371 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1730-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although Primary Health Care (PHC) was designed to provide universal access to skilled pregnancy care for the prevention of maternal deaths, very little is known of the factors that predict the use of PHC for skilled maternity care in rural parts of Nigeria - where its use is likely to have a greater positive impact on maternal health care. The objective of this study was to identify the factors that lead pregnant women to use or not use existing primary health care facilities for antenatal and delivery care. METHODS The study was a cross-sectional community-based study conducted in Esan South East and Etsako East LGAs of Edo State, Nigeria. A total of 1408 randomly selected women of reproductive age were interviewed in their households using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with descriptive and multivariate statistical methods. RESULTS The results showed antenatal care attendance rate by currently pregnant women of 62.1%, and a skilled delivery of 46.6% by recently delivered women at PHCs, while 25% of women delivered at home or with traditional birth attendants. Reasons for use and non-use of PHCs for antenatal and delivery care given by women were related to perceptions about long distances to PHCs, high costs of services and poor quality of PHC service delivery. Chi-square test of association revealed that level of education and marital status were significantly related to use of PHCs for antenatal care. The results of logistic regression for delivery care showed that women with primary (OR 3.10, CI 1.16-8.28) and secondary (OR 2.37, CI 1.19-4.71) levels education were more likely to receive delivery care in PHCs than the highly educated. Being a Muslim (OR 1.56, CI 1.00-2.42), having a partner who is employed in Estako East (OR 2.78, CI 1.04-7.44) and having more than five children in Esan South East (OR 2.00, CI 1.19-3.35) significantly increased the odds of delivery in PHCs. The likelihood of using a PHC facility was less for women who had more autonomy (OR 0.75, CI 0.57-0.99) as compared to women with higher autonomy. CONCLUSION We conclude that efforts devoted to addressing the limiting factors (distance, costs and quality of care) using creative and innovative approaches will increase the utilization of skilled pregnancy care in PHCs and reduce maternal mortality in rural Nigeria.
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- Friday Okonofua
- Women's Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. .,The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. .,the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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- Women's Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.,The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Women's Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Women's Health and Action Research Centre, Km 11 Benin-Lagos Expressway, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
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- the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Park NS, Jang Y, Chiriboga DA. Willingness to use mental health counseling and antidepressants in older Korean Americans: the role of beliefs and stigma about depression. ETHNICITY & HEALTH 2018; 23:97-110. [PMID: 27764962 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2016.1246429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Despite a high prevalence of mental health problems, racial/ethnic minorities are often reluctant to seek mental health services. Their reluctance may be shaped by cultural beliefs and stigma about mental health. The present study examined how beliefs and stigma about depression (e.g. disbelief in depression as a health-related condition, perception of depression as a normal part of aging, and/or depression as a sign of personal weakness/family shame) pose barriers to older Korean Americans' willingness to use mental health counseling and antidepressants. METHOD Data were drawn from surveys with 420 Korean American older adults (Mage= 71.6, SD = 7.6) living in the New York City metropolitan area in 2010. Using a separate logistic regression model, the role of beliefs and stigma about depression in predicting participants' willingness to receive mental health counseling and to take antidepressants was tested. Based on Andersen's behavioral health service use model, the analysis was conducted in consideration of predisposing characteristics (age, gender, marital status, education, and acculturation), mental health needs (anxiety, depressive symptoms, and self-rated mental health), and enabling/hindering factors (beliefs and stigma). RESULTS Similar proportions of the sample (69-70%) indicated their willingness to use mental health counseling or antidepressants. Willingness was more likely among participants who had beliefs about depression as a health-related concern (OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.15-3.27 for mental health counseling; OR = 4.47, 95% CI = 2.59-7.70 for antidepressants) and less likely among those who associated depression with family shame (OR = .55, 95% CI = 0.33-0.91 for mental health counseling; OR = .56, 95% CI = 0.33-0.95 for antidepressants). CONCLUSION In addressing mental health problems and promoting the use of mental health services, cultural beliefs and stigma shared within an ethnic community should be considered. Given that disbelief in the medical model of depression and family shame reduced willingness to use mental health counseling and antidepressants, promoting mental health literacy for older immigrants could be beneficial.
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- Nan Sook Park
- a School of Social Work , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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- b School of Social Work , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA
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- c Department of Child and Family Studies , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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Wiru K, Kumi-Kyereme A, Mahama EN, Amenga-Etego S, Owusu-Agyei S. Utilization of community-based health planning and services compounds in the Kintampo North Municipality: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:679. [PMID: 28950857 PMCID: PMC5615810 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2622-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative was introduced to improve coverage and utilization of basic health services for people in remote rural communities whose use of orthodox health services was hitherto limited by distance. To achieve this aim, the scheme has so far been scaled up to several communities nationwide as part of government's agenda to improve the general wellbeing of the populace. The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of patronage of CHPS compounds in the Kintampo North Municipality, factors associated with their use and challenges faced by community members regarding the use of these facilities. METHODS We adopted a descriptive cross-sectional correlational design for this study. We collected data from 171 household heads or their representatives, selected through a multistage sampling technique. The respondents were drawn from five randomly selected communities among those with CHPS compounds and their proportions weighted based on the populations of these communities. RESULTS Our analysis revealed that a high proportion (73.7%) of the respondents patronized CHPS compounds for health care. We also found sex and income to predict the use of the facilities though income was less significant after adjusting for sex in a multivariate analysis. Females were about six times more likely than males to patronize CHPS compounds (adjusted OR = 5.98, 95% CI 2.55, 14.0, P = < 0.01). Household heads earning between GH¢ 200.00 and GH¢ 300.00 were about nine times more likely to use the facilities than those who earned below GH¢ 100.00 (adjusted OR = 8.88, 95% CI 1.94, 40.6, P = 0.05). Our findings also showed that shortage of medicines (41.5%), lack of money to pay for services (28.7%) and absenteeism of Community Health Officers (CHOs) (12.3%) were major barriers to the use of the facilities. CONCLUSIONS Based on the foregoing findings, there is an apparent need to ensure timely replenishment of medicines at the facilities and step up supervision of CHOs in order to sustain patronage of the compounds.
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- Kenneth Wiru
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, P.O Box 200, Kintampo, B/A Region Ghana
- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, P.O Box 200, Kintampo, B/A Region Ghana
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- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, P.O Box 200, Kintampo, B/A Region Ghana
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- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, P.O Box 200, Kintampo, B/A Region Ghana
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Probandari A, Arcita A, Kothijah K, Pamungkasari EP. Barriers to utilization of postnatal care at village level in Klaten district, central Java Province, Indonesia. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:541. [PMID: 28784169 PMCID: PMC5547562 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2490-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal health remains a persisting public health challenge in Indonesia. Postnatal complications, in particular, are considered as maternal health problems priority that should be addressed. Conducting adequate care for postnatal complications will improve the quality of life of mothers and babies. With the universal health coverage implementation, the Indonesian government provides free maternal and child health services close to clients at the village level, which include postnatal care. Our study aimed to explore barriers to utilization of postnatal care at the village level in Klaten district, Central Java Province, Indonesia. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted in March 2015 - June 2016 in Klaten district, Central Java, Indonesia. We selected a total of 19 study participants, including eight mothers with postnatal complications, six family members, and five village midwives for in-depth interviews. We conducted a content analysis technique on verbatim transcripts of the interviews using open code software. RESULTS This study found three categories of barriers to postnatal care utilization in villages: mother and family members' health literacy on postnatal care, sociocultural beliefs and practices, and health service responses. Most mothers did not have adequate knowledge and skills regarding postnatal care that reflected how they lacked awareness and practice of postnatal care. Inter-generational norms and myths hindered mothers from utilizing postnatal care and from having adequate nutritional intake during the postnatal period. Mothers and family members conducted unsafe self-treatment to address perceived minor postnatal complication. Furthermore, social power from extended family influenced the postnatal care health literacy for mother and family members. Postnatal care in the village lacked patient-centered care practices. Additionally, midwives' workloads and capacities to conduct postnatal information, education and counseling were also issues. CONCLUSIONS Despite the government's efforts to provide free postnatal care closer to mothers' homes, other barriers to postnatal care utilization remained. Specifically, among mothers, community, and health services. An innovative approach to increase the health literacy on postnatal care is required. In particular, improving the capacity of midwives to conduct patient-centered care. In addition, village midwives' tasks should be evaluated and reoriented.
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- Ari Probandari
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia.
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- Master Program of Public Health, Graduate School, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
- Bethesda Health Institute, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Vocational Program of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia
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Bieber A, Stephan A, Verbeek H, Verhey F, Kerpershoek L, Wolfs C, de Vugt M, Woods RT, Røsvik J, Selbaek G, Sjölund BM, Wimo A, Hopper L, Irving K, Marques MJ, Gonçalves-Pereira M, Portolani E, Zanetti O, Meyer G. Access to community care for people with dementia and their informal carers : Case vignettes for a European comparison of structures and common pathways to formal care. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2017; 51:530-536. [PMID: 28616816 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-017-1266-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND People with dementia and their informal carers often do not receive appropriate professional support or it is not received at the right time. OBJECTIVES Description and comparison of common pathways to formal community dementia care in eight European countries as a part of the transnational Actifcare project. MATERIALS AND METHODS The German team was responsible for creating an individual case scenario as a starting point. The research teams in Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom were then asked to describe a common pathway to formal dementia care by writing their own vignette using the provided individual case scenario. RESULTS A transnational qualitative content analysis was used to identify the following categories as being the most important: involved professionals, dementia-specific and team-based approaches, proactive roles, and financial aspects. General practitioners (GPs) are described as being the most important profession supporting the access to formal care in all the involved countries. In some countries other professionals take over responsibility for the access procedure. Dementia-specific approaches are rarely part of standard care; team-based approaches have differing significances in each of the countries. Informal carers are mainly proactive in seeking formal care. The Nordic countries demonstrate how financial support enhances access to the professional system. CONCLUSION Enhanced cooperation between GPs and other professions might optimize access to formal dementia care. Team-based approaches focusing on dementia care should be developed further. Informal carers should be supported and relieved in their role. Financial barriers remain which should be further investigated and reduced.
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- A Bieber
- Medical Faculty, Institute for Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Straße 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Straße 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Center Limburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Center Limburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Center Limburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Center Limburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Center Limburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care sciences and Society, Karolinska Institut, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Health and Caring Services, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care sciences and Society, Karolinska Institut, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- CEDOC, Chronic Diseases Research Centre, Nova Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CEDOC, Chronic Diseases Research Centre, Nova Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Alzheimer's Research Unit-Memory Clinic, Brescia, Italy
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- Alzheimer's Research Unit-Memory Clinic, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Straße 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Naruse T, Matsumoto H, Fujisaki-Sakai M, Nagata S. Measurement of special access to home visit nursing services among Japanese disabled elderly people: using GIS and claim data. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:377. [PMID: 28558677 PMCID: PMC5450122 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2322-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Home care service demands are increasing in Japan; this necessitates improved service allocation. This study examined the relationship between home visit nursing (HVN) service use and the proportion of elderly people living within 10 min' travel of HVN agencies. METHODS The population of elderly people living within reach of HVN agencies for each of 17 municipalities in one low-density prefecture was calculated using public data and geographic information systems. Multilevel logistic analysis for 2641 elderly people was conducted using medical and long-term care insurance claims data from October 2010 to examine the association between the proportion of elderly people reachable by HVNs and service usage in 13 municipalities. Municipality variables included HVN agency allocation appropriateness. Individual variables included HVN usage and demographic variables. RESULTS The reachable proportion of the elderly population ranged from 0.0 to 90.2% in the examined municipalities. The reachable proportion of the elderly population was significantly positively correlated with HVN use (odds ratio: 1.938; confidence interval: 1.265-2.967). CONCLUSIONS Residents living in municipalities with a lower reachable proportion of the elderly population are less likely to use HVN services. Public health interventions should increase the reachable proportion of the elderly population in order to improve HVN service use.
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- Takashi Naruse
- Department of Community Health nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Community Health nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Community Health nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Community Health nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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Nam E, Matejkowski J, Lee S. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Contemporaneous Use of Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Among Individuals Experiencing Both Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatr Q 2017; 88:185-198. [PMID: 27271529 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-016-9444-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study examined whether the well-established racial/ethnic differences in mental health service utilization among individuals with mental illness are reflected in the treatment utilization patterns of individuals experiencing both mental illness and substance use disorders, particularly in regards to the use of contemporaneous mental health and substance abuse treatment. Using pooled data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009-2013), the patterns of mental health and substance use treatment utilization of 8748 White, Black, or Latino individuals experiencing both mental illness and substance use disorders were analyzed. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to test the relationships among racial/ethnic groups and the receipt of contemporaneous treatment, mental health treatment alone, and substance use treatment alone as compared with no treatment utilization. Results indicated that Black and Latino respondents were less likely to receive contemporaneous treatment than Whites respondents. Also, significantly associated with outcomes were several interactions between race/ethnicity and predisposing, need and enabling factors known to be associated with service utilization. The findings suggest that an underlying mechanism of racial/ethnic differences among individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders in the treatment utilization may differ by the specific types of treatment and between Blacks and Latinos. Therefore, efforts to reduce these disparities should consider specialty in each treatment settings and heterogeneity within diverse racial/ethnic groups.
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- School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Twente Hall, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA.
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- School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Twente Hall, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
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- School of Social Welfare, Soongsil University, 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Mekoth N, Dalvi V. Does Quality of Healthcare Service Determine Patient Adherence? Evidence from the Primary Healthcare Sector in India. Hosp Top 2017; 93:60-8. [PMID: 26652042 DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2015.1108141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Patient adherence is extremely important to achieve positive outcome. While quality of healthcare service has been studied as a determinant of patient satisfaction and loyalty, its impact on patient adherence has not been examined. The authors attempt to determine dimensions of quality and their impact on patient adherence in primary healthcare in India. Exploratory factor analysis resulted into seven factors. Factor scores were used for regression to identify the influence of dimensions of service quality on patient adherence. Quality of healthcare emerged as a determinant of patient adherence.
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Freidoony L, Kim CB, Haghani H, Park MB, Chang SJ, Kim SH, Koh SB. From Visiting a Physician to Expecting Antibiotics: Korean Perspectives and Practices toward Respiratory Tract Infections. J Korean Med Sci 2017; 32:278-286. [PMID: 28049239 PMCID: PMC5219994 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.2.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is steadily rising worldwide. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common indications, mostly imprudent, for antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient setting. In Korea, antibiotic prescription rate for RTIs is still high. As physician visit and antibiotic prescribing are influenced by patient's perceptions and beliefs, we aimed to explore the general public's perspectives and practices toward RTIs and to develop the 'RTI clinical iceberg.' A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Wonju Severance Christian Hospital (WSCH) among 550 adults attending outpatient departments during January 2016. Differences in distributions between groups were examined using two-tailed Pearson χ² test. Using the Andersen's behavioral model as a conceptual framework, we constructed logistic regression models to assess factors associated with physician visit. Of 547 participants with complete questionnaires, 62.9% reported having experienced an RTI in the previous six months; 59.3% visited a physician for the illness, most commonly because the symptoms were severe or prolonged, and approximately 16% of them expected an antibiotic prescription from the visit. Perceptions of symptoms severity, the need factor, most strongly influenced physician visit. Predisposing and enabling factors such as inappropriate expectations for antibiotic for a sore throat or having national health insurance also influenced physician visit. Almost all participants who reported asking for an antibiotic were prescribed one, with a 37.1% non-adherence rate. Conclusively, public education on self-care for RTI symptoms that addresses their main concerns may reduce physician visits. Improving physician-patient relationship and informing patients about the lack of antibiotic benefit for most RTIs may also reduce antibiotic prescriptions.
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- Leila Freidoony
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
- Institute of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- Institute of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- Institute of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Hansen MC, Fuentes D, Aranda MP. Re-Engagement into Care: The Role of Social Support on Service Use for Recurrent Episodes of Mental Health Distress Among Primary Care Patients. J Behav Health Serv Res 2017; 45:90-104. [PMID: 28097630 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-016-9545-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Marissa C Hansen
- School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840-4602, USA.
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0411, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0411, USA
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Lacombe-Duncan A, Logie CH. Correlates of clinical breast examination among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer women. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2016; 107:e467-e472. [PMID: 28026715 PMCID: PMC6972324 DOI: 10.17269/cjph.107.5351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) women have increased risk of breast cancer yet lower use of early detection screening than heterosexual women. This lower use may be due in part to sexual stigma. The study purpose was to explore correlates of past two-year clinical breast examination (CBE) among LGBQ women to better understand screening disparities, particularly among gender non-conforming LGBQ women. METHODS A cross-sectional Internet-based survey was conducted with LGBQ women in 2011-2012. We conducted multivariate logistic regression to assess the associations between individual, social/structural and health care factors and past two-year CBE among LGBQ women (n = 414), including a subsample of gender non-conforming LGBQ women (n = 148). RESULTS In multivariate analyses, significant correlates of past two-year CBE among the full sample included sexually transmitted infection knowledge (OR: 1.12, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.19), sexual risk practices (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.87, 0.98), past two-year Papanicolaou test (OR: 8.36, 95% CI: 4.24, 16.45), having a regular source of health care (OR: 4.84, 95% CI: 2.60, 9.01), and health care provider knowing one's sexual orientation (OR: 3.60, 95% CI: 2.29, 5.81). Among gender non-conforming LGBQ women, perceived gender non-conformity stigma (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.74, 0.99) and belief that one's health care provider is uncomfortable with one's sexual orientation (OR: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.11, 1.00) were also associated with lower screening. CONCLUSION These findings enhance understanding of individual, social/structural, and health care factors correlated with CBE among LGBQ women. More research is needed to understand the complex interplay of these factors to inform multi-level interventions to address screening disparities for diverse LGBQ women.
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Oropesa R, Landale NS, Hillemeier MM. Legal Status and Health Care: Mexican-Origin Children in California, 2001-2014. POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW 2016; 35:651-684. [PMID: 27867239 PMCID: PMC5114005 DOI: 10.1007/s11113-016-9400-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Using restricted data from the 2001-2014 California Health Interview Surveys, this research illuminates the role of legal status in health care among Mexican-origin children. The first objective is to provide a population-level overview of trends in health care access and utilization, along with the legal statuses of parents and children. The second objective is to examine the nature of associations between children's health care and legal status over time. We identify specific status-based distinctions that matter and investigate how their importance is changing. Despite the continuing significance of child nativity for health care, the descriptive analysis shows that the proportion of Mexican-origin children who are foreign born is declining. This trend suggests a potentially greater role of parental legal status in children's health care. Logistic regression analyses demonstrate that the importance of parental legal status varies with the health care indicator examined and the inclusion of child nativity in models. Moreover, variation in some aspects of children's health care coalesced more around parents' citizenship than documentation status in the past. With one exception, the salience of such distinctions has dissipated over time.
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- R.S. Oropesa
- Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, phone: (814) 865-1577, fax: (814) 863-7216
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- Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Hinojosa MS, Hinojosa R, Nguyen J, Bright M. Individualized Education Program Development Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions. Matern Child Health J 2016; 21:583-592. [PMID: 27473089 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2142-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background Black, Hispanic, and low income children bear a greater burden of chronic health conditions compared to wealthier white counterparts. Under federal law, schools provide services to children when their health conditions impair learning. These school services, called individualized education programs (IEPs) can reduce disparities in school outcomes. This paper examines the extent to which children with health conditions have an IEP plan, an important first step in understanding service utilization. Method Andersen's Behavioral Model was used to examine IEP plan presence by using the 2012 National Survey of Children's Health. School aged children (6-17), with at least one health condition (N = 16,496) were examined using multivariable logistic regression analysis to understand predisposing (age, sex, race/ethnicity), enabling (family and neighborhood), and need (health related) factors as predictors of having an IEP plan. Race/ethnicity interaction terms tested for moderating effects of race/ethnicity on the relationship between predisposing, enabling and need factors and having an IEP plan. Results Hispanic children were 93.4 % (OR = .066) less likely and Black children were 87.9 % (OR = .121) less likely to have an IEP plan compared to White children. Black, Hispanic, and Multiracial children were more likely to have an IEP plan if they had more family and neighborhood resources (OR range 1.37-1.62) and greater health needs and health care needs (OR range 1.29-2.57). Conclusion The Behavioral Model was useful in predicting the presence of IEP plans among racially/ethnically diverse children with health conditions as an important step in understanding disparities in healthcare access in schools.
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- Melanie Sberna Hinojosa
- Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, PO Box 100177, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0177, USA
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Prang KH, Berecki-Gisolf J, Newnam S. The influence of social support on healthcare service use following transport-related musculoskeletal injury. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:310. [PMID: 27464878 PMCID: PMC4964069 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1582-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Social support has been identified as a significant factor in the recovery of individuals with musculoskeletal injury (MSI). However, relatively limited research has examined the mechanisms through which social support influences healthcare service use. This research examines the direct effects, mediating effects and effect modification of social support on healthcare service use among people with MSI sustained in a transport accident. METHODS The study design was secondary data analysis of cross-sectional surveys of compensated transport accident victims in Victoria in 2010 and 2011, linked to compensation claims and payment records. Analyses included (i) zero-inflated negative binomial and logistic regressions to model healthcare service use (direct effect), (ii) the Karlson, Holme and Breen (KHB) method to assess social support as a mediator of predisposing factors, need factors and healthcare service use (mediation effect), and (iii) interactions to assess social support as a modifier between predisposing factors, need factors and healthcare service use (effect modification). RESULTS Results of the direct analyses showed that support from family was associated with lower uptake of allied healthcare services (odds ratio (OR) 2.17; 95 % confidence intervals (CI) 1.21-3.91). Support from friends was associated with lower uptake (OR 1.87; 95 % CI 1.09-3.21) and lower rate (i.e. number of services per person) of allied healthcare services (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 0.65; 95 % CI 0.52-0.83). Support from friends (OR 0.60; 95 % CI 0.38-0.95) was also associated with lower uptake of mental healthcare services. No statistically significant mediation effects were identified for family or friends' support on the uptake of allied and mental healthcare services. Family support was found to modify the association between socio-economic indexes for areas and mental healthcare service use. In the group that reported having no social support, mental healthcare service uptake in the socioeconomically advantaged group was lower than in the disadvantaged group (OR 0.36; 95 % CI 0.16-0.83). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that social support has a direct and modifying effect on healthcare service use but does not mediate the association between predisposing factors, need factors and healthcare service use. The study findings have implications for the role of social support in the prevention, treatment and intervention of individuals with MSI.
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- Khic-Houy Prang
- Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Building 70, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia
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- Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Building 70, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia
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- Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Building 70, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia
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Bayou YT, Mashalla YJS, Thupayagale-Tshweneagae G. Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 2016; 8:e1-6. [PMID: 27542289 PMCID: PMC4948062 DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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SETTING The study was conducted in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Specifically, it was conducted in all healthcare facilities offering maternity and obstetric services. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to explore the patterns of caesarean-section (CS) delivery in Addis Ababa. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out between December 2013 and January 2014. The population for the study were women aged between 15 and 19 years of age who had given birth in the last 1-3 years before the date of data collection. The Census and Survey Processing System software was used for data capturing and analysing both descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. RESULTS Amongst the 835 women who delivered at health facilities, 19.2% had given birth by CS. The prevalence of CS based on medical indication was 91.3%. However, 6.9% of CS performed had no medical indication. Private health facilities performed more CSs than public health facilities, 41.1% and 11.7% respectfully. CS was high amongst women of higher socioeconomic standing. CONCLUSION Overall, CS deliveries rate in Ethiopia is above the rate recommended by the World Health Organisation. Because socio-economic factors influence CS delivery, governments should play a key role in regulating performance of CSs in private institutions.
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Degelman ML, Herman KM. Immigrant status and having a regular medical doctor among Canadian adults. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2016; 107:e75-e80. [PMID: 27348114 PMCID: PMC6972360 DOI: 10.17269/cjph.107.5205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE New immigrants generally arrive in Canada with a health advantage over their Canadian counterparts, but lose that advantage over time. Difficulties in acquiring a physician may contribute. Past studies relied on older data, and lacked control for many confounders and assessment of gender differences. We assessed the relationship between immigrant status and having a regular doctor among Canadian adults. METHODS Cross-sectional data from the 2011-2012 Canadian Community Health Survey were self-reported by 73,958 respondents aged 18-64, representing >20 million Canadian adults. The relationship between immigrant status and having a doctor was analyzed using χ2 and logistic regression analyses stratified by gender. Age, body mass index, race, education, province of residence, physical activity, chronic conditions, self-perceived health, and number of children in household were controlled. RESULTS Approximately 77% of males and 87% of females reported having a doctor. About 7% of respondents reported being new immigrants in Canada (0-9 years), while 16% were established immigrants (≥10 years). For males (M) and females (F) respectively, 78% and 88% of non-immigrants, 55% and 68% of new immigrants, and 84% and 91% of established immigrants reported having a doctor (p < 0.001). Compared to non-immigrants, new immigrants were significantly less likely to have a doctor (OR (95% CI) M: 0.43 (0.38-0.47); F: 0.36 (0.32-0.41)), while established immigrants were significantly more likely to have a doctor (M: 1.13 (1.03-1.24); F: 1.16 (1.03-1.30)). CONCLUSION New Canadian immigrants are less likely to have a regular doctor compared to non-immigrants, and should be targeted by policies and programs facilitating finding a doctor.
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- Michelle L Degelman
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada.
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Bayou YT, Mashalla YS, Thupayagale-Tshweneagae G. The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016; 16:142. [PMID: 27306253 PMCID: PMC4908857 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0930-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are recent efforts made to eliminate inequalities in the utilisation of basic health care services. More emphasis is given for improvement of health in developing countries including maternal and child health. However, disparities for the fast-growing population of urban poor are masked by the urban averages. The aim of this paper is to report on the findings of antenatal care adequacy among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS This was a quantitative and cross-sectional community based study design which employed a stratified two-stage cluster sampling technique to determine the sample. Data was collected using structured questionnaire administered to 870 women aged 15-49 years. Weighted 'backward selection' logistic regression models were employed to identify predictors of adequacy of antenatal care. RESULTS Majority of slum residents did not have adequate antenatal care services with only 50.3, 20.2 and 11.0 % of the slum resident women initiated antenatal care early, received adequate antenatal care service contents and had overall adequate antenatal care services respectively. Educational status and place of ANC visits were important determinant factors for adequacy of ANC in the study area. Women with secondary and above educational status were 2.7 times more likely to receive overall adequate care compared to those with no formal education. Similarly, clients of private healthcare facilities were 2.2 times respectively more likely to receive overall adequate antenatal care compared to those clients of public healthcare facilities. CONCLUSION In order to improve ANC adequacy in the study area, the policy-making, planning, and implementation processes should address the poor adequacy of ANC among the disadvantaged groups in particular and the slum residents in general.
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- Yibeltal T. Bayou
- Department of Health Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Health Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
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Cabrera-Barona P, Blaschke T, Kienberger S. Explaining Accessibility and Satisfaction Related to Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Approach. SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH 2016; 133:719-739. [PMID: 28890596 PMCID: PMC5569143 DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1371-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Accessibility and satisfaction related to healthcare services are conceived as multidimensional concepts. These concepts can be studied using objective and subjective measures. In this study, we created two indices: a composite healthcare accessibility index (CHCA) and a composite healthcare satisfaction index (CHCS). To calculate the CHCA index we used three indicators based on three components of multidimensional healthcare accessibility: availability, acceptability and accessibility. In the indicator based on the component of accessibility, we included an innovative perceived time-decay parameter. The three indicators of the CHCA index were weighted through the application of a principal components analysis. To calculate the CHCS index, we used three indicators: the waiting time after the patient arrives at the healthcare service, the quality of the healthcare, and the healthcare service supply. These three indicators making up the CHCA index were weighted by applying an analytical hierarchy process. Three kinds of regressions were subsequently applied in order to explain the CHCA and CHCS indices: namely the Linear Least Squares, Ordinal Logistic, and Random Forests regressions. In these regressions, we used different independent social and health-related variables. These variables represented the predisposing, enabling, and need factors of people´s behaviors related to healthcare. All the calculations were applied to a study area: the city of Quito, Ecuador. Results showed that there are health-related inequalities in regard to healthcare accessibility and healthcare satisfaction in our study area. We also identified specific social factors that explained the indices developed. The present work is a mixed-methods approach to evaluate multidimensional healthcare accessibility and healthcare satisfaction, incorporating a pluralistic perspective, as well as a multidisciplinary framework. The results obtained can also be considered as tools for healthcare and urban planners, for more integrative social analyses that can improve the quality of life in urban residents.
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- Pablo Cabrera-Barona
- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Faulkner D, Law J. The 'unnecessary' use of emergency departments by older people: findings from hospital data, hospital staff and older people. AUST HEALTH REV 2016; 39:544-551. [PMID: 25913422 DOI: 10.1071/ah14185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Increasing demands are being placed on emergency departments in Australia and there is a view that older Australians are more likely than other age groups to attend for non-urgent conditions. The objective of this paper is to compare and contrast administrative data with the views of hospital staff and older people with regard to their presentation at two emergency departments in metropolitan Adelaide and how this aligns with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare definition of 'potentially avoidable general practitioner-type presentations'. METHODS The study used three sources of data from two emergency departments: hospital data for the financial year 2010-11 for patients aged 65 years and over and identified as triage category four or five; three focus groups with medical, nursing and allied staff from these two hospitals; and interviews with 58 older people who presented at the two emergency departments over a two-week period. RESULTS The hospital administrative data provided a very limited insight into why older people attended the emergency department, other than the medical diagnosis. Professional staff identified individual determinants, societal determinants and the health services system as explanations. Older people attended the emergency department for a range of reasons that may not necessarily reflect the opinions of health professionals. CONCLUSIONS For many older people the emergency department was an appropriate place to attend considering their condition, though some presentations could be circumvented with appropriate and increased services in the community. However, as many older people suffer comorbidities, careful consideration needs to be given as to the best possible practices to achieve this.
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- Debbie Faulkner
- Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. Email
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- Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. Email
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L. Keast S, Owora A, Nesser N, Farmer K. Evaluation of Abuse-Deterrent or Tamper-Resistant Opioid Formulations on Overall Health Care Expenditures in a State Medicaid Program. J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2016; 22:347-56. [PMID: 27023688 PMCID: PMC10398165 DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.4.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The development of abuse-deterrent opioid prescription medications is a priority at the national level. Pharmaceutical manufacturers have begun marketing new formulations of currently available opioids that meet higher abuse resistance standards. Little information is available regarding the impact of these formulations on overall health care expenditures. OBJECTIVES To (a) examine the relationship between health care expenditures and use of brand abuse-deterrent or tamper-resistant (ADTR) extended-release opioids versus standard dosage form (SDF) extended-release opioids in a state Medicaid population, and (b) determine whether this relationship was influenced by member-specific characteristics. METHODS The study is a cross-sectional review of Oklahoma Medicaid members (aged ≥ 21 years) with at least 1 paid pharmacy claim for long-acting opioids between September 2013 and August 2014. Members who were adherent to extended-release opioid products were classified into ADTR and SDF opioid groups. The relationship between health care expenditures (prescription, medical, and overall) and opioid groups was examined using multiple linear regression models. The impact of member-specific characteristics (age, sex, race, urban classifications, and various comorbidities) on this relationship was examined. RESULTS Prescription spending ($9,265,554) accounted for 35% of overall health care expenditures ($26,304,693) among 938 members during the 12-month reference period. Total prescription expenditures were higher among ADTR than SDF user groups, and the difference in median expenditures between these 2 groups was larger among members with more comorbidities, as measured by the Charlson Comorbidity Index score. Overall, ADTR users had higher median total health care and medical expenditures, and the difference in median expenditures was dependent on whether a member had comorbidities of addiction or not (higher expenditures were observed among members with comorbidities of addiction). CONCLUSIONS The abuse and misuse of medically prescribed opioid products is a growing health epidemic. A variety of attempts have been made to reduce the potential of abuse and misuse of these products, including changes to product formulations. The results of this study indicate that both prescription spending and physician and pharmacy spending combined may be increased with the use of these new products because of higher pricing. Study findings also suggest that the use of ADTR opioids among members with comorbidities of addiction may be related to slightly lower overall health care and medical expenditures than those among members without comorbidities of addiction. Further research is required to answer questions regarding the comparative effectiveness of existing opioid prescription formulations. DISCLOSURES No outside funding supported this research. Nesser is employed by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and Keast is a contractual employee for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The authors declare no other conflicts of interest. Study design was primarily contributed by Keast, along with Nesser and Farmer. Keast took the lead in data collection, while data interpretation was primarily performed by Owora, along with Keast and assisted by Nesser and Farmer. The manuscript was written and revised by all authors equally.
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