L’usage des services de santé publique en Amérique Latine et dans les Caraïbes

Ce rapport examine les facteurs individuels qui influencent l’usage des services de santé publique dans 23 pays latino-américains et des Caraïbes, où le pourcentage de citoyens ayant accès à ces services varie de manière significative. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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This Insights report examines individual-level factors that predict the use of public health services in 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries, which were surveyed via the 2014 AmericasBarometer. Across the region, there is significant variation in the percentage of citizens who access public health services. I find that women, those with a greater number of children, those living in rural areas, those who receive government assistance, and those who are poorer are more likely to use public health services. In addition, those who engage in their societies in other ways (e.g., voting) are more likely to access health services. Further, satisfaction with public health services is significantly related to public health care access: those who are more satisfied with its quality are more likely to access a public health service. These findings highlight important factors that governments might take into account when considering improvements to public health care access.

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