Inequities in access to health care in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, B
dc.contributor.authorGoudge, J
dc.contributor.authorAtaguba, John
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, D
dc.contributor.authorNxumalo, N
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-23T20:21:42Z
dc.date.available2012-08-23T20:21:42Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAchieving equitable universal health coverage requires the provision of accessible, necessary services for the entire population without imposing an unaffordable burden on individuals or households. In South Africa, little is known about access barriers to health care for the general population. We explore affordability, availability, and acceptability of services through a nationally representative household survey (n=4668), covering utilization, health status, reasons for delaying care, perceptions and experiences of services, and health-care expenditure. Socio-economic status, race, insurance status, and urban-rural location were associated with access to care, with black Africans, poor, uninsured and rural respondents, experiencing greatest barriers. Understanding access barriers from the user perspective is important for expanding health-care coverage, both in South Africa and in other low- and middle-income countries.en
dc.identifier.citationHarris, B., Goudge, J., Ataguba, J. E., McIntyre, D., Nxumalo, N., Jikwana, S., & Chersich, M. (2011). Inequities in access to health care in South. Journal of Public Health Policy, 32 (S1): S102-S103. doi:10.1057/jphp.2011.35en
dc.identifier.issn0197-5897
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50193
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.journalJournal of Public Health Policy
dc.subjectOUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENTSen
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICESen
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE UTILIZATIONen
dc.subjectINEQUITYen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCEen
dc.subjectUSER FEESen
dc.titleInequities in access to health care in South Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.project.componentnumber103460052
idrc.project.componentnumber130460053
idrc.project.componentnumber103460054
idrc.project.number103460
idrc.project.titleTeasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnershipen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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