A Snapshot of Health Equity in Papua New Guinea : An Analysis of the 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

A Snapshot of Health Equity in Papua New Guinea : An Analysis of the 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

In Papua New Guinea the poorest quintile is most vulnerable to illness, yet has the lowest utilization rates of healthcare facilities. When looking at age groups the elderly ( 55) are the most vulnerable to illness and the least likely to seek trea...

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Main Authors: Irava, Wayne, Barker, Katie, Somanathan, Aparnaa, Hou, Xiaohui
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
LIVING STANDARDS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
EQUITY
TREATMENT
WORKERS
INCOME
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
CARE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS
HEALTH CARE POLICY
MEDICINE
HEALTH ECONOMICS
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
BUDGETS
COMMUNITY HEALTH
AGE GROUPS
HEALTH CARE
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
EFFECTS
HEALTH
HEALTH WORKERS
NUTRITION
HEALTH POSTS
POCKET PAYMENTS
HEALTH COVERAGE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FACILITIES
MOBILE CLINICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH SYSTEM
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CLINICS
WORKING CONDITIONS
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
PATIENTS
PATIENT
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
ILLNESS
ALL
POPULATION
AGING
HEALTHCARE
CARE ACCESS
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEALTH WORKFORCE
MEDICINES
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH NEEDS
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH SERVICES
VISITS
HEALTH INFORMATION
EFFECTIVE USE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24527557/snapshot-health-equity-papua-new-guinea-analysis-2010-household-income-expenditure-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23497

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24527557/snapshot-health-equity-papua-new-guinea-analysis-2010-household-income-expenditure-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23497

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