Publication:
Economic Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Perceived Illness : Ethnicity and Other Factors

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPaqueo, Vicente B.
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Christian Y.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-30T19:11:05Z
dc.date.available2014-04-30T19:11:05Z
dc.date.issued2003-08
dc.description.abstractPaqueo and Gonzalez look at the determinants of health-seeking behavior of the Mexican population and within this context focus on the effect of ethnicity. They address the following questions: To what extent are the indigenous people at a disadvantage health care-wise and in what particular health services are they disadvantaged? Is the health care gap due to indigenous cultures by itself as opposed to the impact of socioeconomic differences? What policy instruments can be used to reduce the gap? The authors find that contrary to expectations, the indigenous people in Mexico tend to have a positive behavior toward modern preventive care compared with the nonindigenous population, holding socioeconomic factors constant. Apparently, there is no cultural barrier in regard to these services. But ethnicity remains negatively associated with the use of inpatient hospital care and medical and dental consultations. Insurance has a significant and positive effect on health care use. Therefore, it appears to be an effective instrument for addressing the health care disadvantages faced by the indigenous population in regard to inpatient care and the use of outpatient services of doctors, nurses, and dentists.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511637/economic-analysis-health-care-utilization-perceived-illness-ethnicity-other-factors
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3125
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18114
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3125
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAILMENTS
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectDENTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectDENTISTS
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BEDS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL CARE
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHOSPITALISATION
dc.subjectHOSPITALIZATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINHABITANTS
dc.subjectINPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT SERVICES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PLANNING
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS POPULATION
dc.subjectHEALTH ISSUES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDENTAL CARE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleEconomic Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Perceived Illness : Ethnicity and Other Factorsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleEconomic Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Perceived Illness: Ethnicity and Other Factors
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:47:16.737740Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511637/economic-analysis-health-care-utilization-perceived-illness-ethnicity-other-factors
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid147181468773108980
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3125
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_0309160409276
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2511637
okr.identifier.reportWPS3125
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/09/30/000094946_0309160409276/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
relation.isSeriesOfPublication.latestForDiscovery26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
multi0page.pdf
Size:
25.86 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
multi0page.txt
Size:
67.47 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Policy Research Working Papers