Analysis of Equity in Utilization of Inpatient Health Services for the Eld-erly in China

  • Ranran Zheng School of Public Health and Management Wenzhou Medical University
  • Jinghui Zhu School of Public Health and Management Wenzhou Medical University
Ariticle ID: 2506
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i4.2506
Keywords: Health Service Utilization, Hospitalization, Fairness, Concentration Index

Abstract

To measure the equity of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly in China,analyze the contribution of multiple influencing factors to the inequality,and provide decision-making reference for improving the equity of inpatient service utilization of the elderly.Methods:using the 2018 national baseline survey data of China Health and elderly care follow-up survey(Charls),the equity of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly and the contribution of its influencing factors were investigated by using the centralized index and centralized index decomposition method.Results:the concentration index of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly was 0.0486.Conclusion:the utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly in China is unfair to a certain extent.The economic situation is the main factor leading to the unfair utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly in China.

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Published
2021-12-08
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 4 (2021)

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