Open AccessEquity in health care: An urban and rural, and gender perspective; the Suriname Health Study
Author(s) -
Ccf Smits,
JR Toelsie,
Marthelise Eersel,
Ingrid Krishnadath
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2018.1.1
Subject(s) - health care , rural area , confidence interval , medicine , primary health care , equity (law) , environmental health , demography , geography , population , economic growth , political science , sociology , pathology , law , economics
The literature reports that the use of healthcare services in urban areas compared to rural areas and by females compared to males is often higher. The aim of this study is to evaluate equity on geographical living area and gender for the use of primary and secondary healthcare in Suriname.