Demographic and economic correlates of health security in West Sumatra province - Indonesia

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  • Ninuk Hariyani
  • Dessi Febriyanti
  • Marpaleni
  • Judith Wigati Darmastuti
  • Suha Mudhish Abduljalil Ahmed
  • Kaushik Sengupta
Objectives: Access to health insurances could indicate the degree of health security among communities. Indonesia made a commitment to attain universal health insurance coverage by the end of 2019. However, until today it has not reached the goal of 100% coverage. Therefore, there is a need to portray the demographic and economic correlates of health insurance coverage in an area to improve health security achievement. Methods: This secondary analysis was based on the 2017 Indonesian national socio-economic survey conducted in the West Sumatra province. Multivariable models using logistic regression were used to estimate the odds ratios (OR) for being uninsured. Results: The results showed that health security, in terms of insurance coverage, was influenced by demographic and economic factors. Young and middle-aged individuals were more likely to be uninsured than older ones (OR = 1.49 and OR = 1.21, respectively). People from a lower educated family, or with lower consumption per capita have higher risk of being uninsured (OR = 3.00 and OR = 1.26, respectively). Conclusion: Insurance coverage was influenced by demographic and economic factors. Policymakers should consider demographic and economic factors related to the implementation of universal health coverage. Campaign about the importance of universal health coverage should reach all citizens.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere21142
TidsskriftHeliyon
Vol/bind9
Udgave nummer11
Antal sider7
ISSN2405-8440
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Smokers are more at risk of being uninsured. This finding supports the results of previous research conducted in the USA [25]. The researchers argued that the phenomenon was probably related to the fact that smokers were usually associated with other vulnerability factors, such as lower socioeconomic status [25,26]. Our finding also shows that people with lower wealth are more at risk of being uninsured. Other research revealed the same finding [27]. Additionally, Van Doorslaer, Masseria, and Koolman [28] observed that individuals with higher incomes are markedly more inclined to seek the services of a specialist than those with lower incomes, and this pattern is consistently observed in most countries. In contrast, a study by Adamson et al. [18] revealed that individuals in lower socioeconomic positions are more likely to report immediate care-seeking behavior.

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