Health and Poverty in Guatemala
Unlike many other countries in Latin America, Guatemala is only at the beginning of the demographic, and epidemiological transition. The population is young, is growing rapidly, and is still primarily rural. Guatemala is among the worst performers...
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okr-10986-191872021-04-23T14:03:42Z Health and Poverty in Guatemala Gragnolati, Michele Marini, Alessandra ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCIDENTS ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ADEQUATE HEALTH ADOLESCENTS AGED AGING ALCOHOLISM AVERAGE AGE BABIES BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BIRTH CONTROL BIRTHS CARE SERVICES CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBEARING CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHOLERA COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS DEATHS DIARRHEA DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION ETHNIC GROUPS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FIRST BIRTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS MALNUTRITION MIDWIVES MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODERN MEDICINE MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS OLDER MOTHERS PARASITIC DISEASES PARENTS PATIENTS POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SERVICES REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE YEARS RISK OF ACCIDENTS SELF-MEDICATION SEXUALLY ACTIVE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SIBLINGS SUGAR TOTAL FERTILITY RATE TOTAL POPULATION TRADITIONAL VALUES TUBERCULOSIS URBAN AREAS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH Unlike many other countries in Latin America, Guatemala is only at the beginning of the demographic, and epidemiological transition. The population is young, is growing rapidly, and is still primarily rural. Guatemala is among the worst performers in terms of health outcomes in Latin America, with one of the highest infant mortality rates, and one of the lowest life expectancies at birth. Major causes of death in Guatemala still include treatable, and communicable diseases, such as diarrhea, pneumonia, cholera, malnutrition, and tuberculosis. A significant share of Guatemalans lack access to health care services. A combination of both supply- and demand-side constraints limit the ability of households to seek health care services in Guatemala, with supply-side constraints playing a more dominant role in rural areas than urban. Some progress has been made in reforming the health sector. Important steps have been taken on the institutional side, with health being one of the pilot ministries to decentralize financial management under the Integrated System for Health Care (SIAS program). Public spending has shifted toward preventive care, which is essential for treating the health problems faced by the poor. Despite these efforts, spending and health outcomes has not improved significantly. In addition, public spending on health is not well targeted. Overall, public health spending benefits the highest quintiles disproportionately, By type of facility, public spending on hospitals is by far the more regressive. 2014-08-01T16:56:02Z 2014-08-01T16:56:02Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2132764/health-poverty-guatemala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19187 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2966 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Guatemala |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCIDENTS ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ADEQUATE HEALTH ADOLESCENTS AGED AGING ALCOHOLISM AVERAGE AGE BABIES BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BIRTH CONTROL BIRTHS CARE SERVICES CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBEARING CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHOLERA COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS DEATHS DIARRHEA DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION ETHNIC GROUPS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FIRST BIRTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS MALNUTRITION MIDWIVES MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODERN MEDICINE MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS OLDER MOTHERS PARASITIC DISEASES PARENTS PATIENTS POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SERVICES REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE YEARS RISK OF ACCIDENTS SELF-MEDICATION SEXUALLY ACTIVE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SIBLINGS SUGAR TOTAL FERTILITY RATE TOTAL POPULATION TRADITIONAL VALUES TUBERCULOSIS URBAN AREAS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCIDENTS ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ADEQUATE HEALTH ADOLESCENTS AGED AGING ALCOHOLISM AVERAGE AGE BABIES BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BIRTH CONTROL BIRTHS CARE SERVICES CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBEARING CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHOLERA COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENTS DEATHS DIARRHEA DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION ETHNIC GROUPS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FIRST BIRTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS MALNUTRITION MIDWIVES MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODERN MEDICINE MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS OLDER MOTHERS PARASITIC DISEASES PARENTS PATIENTS POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SERVICES REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE YEARS RISK OF ACCIDENTS SELF-MEDICATION SEXUALLY ACTIVE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SIBLINGS SUGAR TOTAL FERTILITY RATE TOTAL POPULATION TRADITIONAL VALUES TUBERCULOSIS URBAN AREAS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH Gragnolati, Michele Marini, Alessandra Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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Unlike many other countries in Latin
America, Guatemala is only at the beginning of the
demographic, and epidemiological transition. The population
is young, is growing rapidly, and is still primarily rural.
Guatemala is among the worst performers in terms of health
outcomes in Latin America, with one of the highest infant
mortality rates, and one of the lowest life expectancies at
birth. Major causes of death in Guatemala still include
treatable, and communicable diseases, such as diarrhea,
pneumonia, cholera, malnutrition, and tuberculosis. A
significant share of Guatemalans lack access to health care
services. A combination of both supply- and demand-side
constraints limit the ability of households to seek health
care services in Guatemala, with supply-side constraints
playing a more dominant role in rural areas than urban. Some
progress has been made in reforming the health sector.
Important steps have been taken on the institutional side,
with health being one of the pilot ministries to
decentralize financial management under the Integrated
System for Health Care (SIAS program). Public spending has
shifted toward preventive care, which is essential for
treating the health problems faced by the poor. Despite
these efforts, spending and health outcomes has not improved
significantly. In addition, public spending on health is not
well targeted. Overall, public health spending benefits the
highest quintiles disproportionately, By type of facility,
public spending on hospitals is by far the more regressive. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Gragnolati, Michele Marini, Alessandra |
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Gragnolati, Michele Marini, Alessandra |
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Gragnolati, Michele |
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Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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Health and Poverty in Guatemala |
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health and poverty in guatemala |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2132764/health-poverty-guatemala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19187 |
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