Similar Search Results

Health disparities across education : the role of differential reporting error

Cawley, John H.; Choi, Anna - 2015

One of the most robust findings in health economics is that higher-educated individuals tend to be in better health. This paper tests whether health disparities across education are to some extent due to differences in reporting error across education. We test this hypothesis using data from the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288528

Inequality of Human Opportunities in Developing Asia

Son, Hyun H. - 2016

countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. The analysis applies a method …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012995439

Factors Affecting the Violence Against Women : Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Hasan, Mohammad Monirul; Sakib, S M Nazmus; Khan, Trisa - 2023

The present study investigates the phenomenon of domestic violence perpetrated against women in Bangladesh, and … model and utilizing a national representative dataset comprising 5044 households in rural Bangladesh, the present study … illuminate the intricate mechanisms that underlie domestic violence in rural areas of Bangladesh …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014344224

Poor health reporting : do poor South Africans underestimate their health needs?

Rossouw, Laura - 2015

Researchers often rely on household survey data to investigate health disparities and the incidence and prevalence of illness. These self-reported health measures are often biased due to information asymmetry or differences in reference groups. Using the World Health Organization study on global...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010486879

Child Health and Use of Health Care Services in France : Evidence on the Role of Family Income

Apouey, Benedicte - 2013

Our paper investigates the relationship between family income and child health in France. We first examine whether there is a significant correlation between family income and child general health, and the evolution of this relationship across childhood years. We then study the role of specific...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072315

Older adult health following greater access to secondary health care: evidence from bus service introductions to Arab towns in Israel

Abu-Qarn, Aamer S.; Lichtman-Sadot, Shirlee - 2021

How much can socioeconomically-based health disparities be attributed to differential access to secondary and specialist health care? We evaluate this question in the context of Arab-Jewish health disparities in Israel while exploiting the introduction of public transportation to Arab...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582287

Discrimination in Healthcare : A Field Experiment with Pakistan’s Transgender Community

Ahmad, Husnain Fateh; Banuri, Sheheryar; Bokhari, … - 2021

Transgender individuals face high levels of discrimination including in healthcare. Lack of adequate legal protections can exacerbate the problem in developing countries. At the same time, low-cost private clinics can mitigate discriminatory practices due to the costs of discrimination. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210995

Regional differences in diabetes across Europe : regression and causal forest analyses

Elek, Petér S.; Bíró, Anikó - 2020

We examine regional differences in diabetes within Europe, and relate them to variations in socio-economic conditions, comorbidities, health behaviour and diabetes management. Using SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) data, first, we estimate multivariate regressions, where...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253973

Socioeconomic inequality of diabetes patients' health care utilization in Denmark

Sortsø, Camilla; Lauridsen, Jørgen; Emneus, Martha; … - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 21, pp. 1-22

Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in health care is critical for achieving health equity. The aim of this paper is threefold: 1) to quantify inequality in diabetes health care service utilization; 2) to understand determinants of these inequalities in relation to socio-demographic and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668941

Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission a Way Towards Universal Health Cover by Reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid to Be a Game Changer or Non-Starter

Pareek, Manoj - 2018

Affordable and quality healthcare has not reached to majority of Indians after 70 years of independence. Only 25% of Indian population is insured under both private health insurance and government run insurance schemes. To address this issue the government had set up High Level Expert group in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012913435

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last