Karl Peltzer|Jennifer Stewart Williams|Paul Kowal|Joel Negin|J. Josh Snodgrass|Alfred Yawson|Nadia Minicuci|Liz Thiele|Nancy Phaswana?Mafuya|Richard B. Biritwum|Nirmala Naidoo|Somnath Chatterji
Universal health coverage in emerging economies: findings on health care utilization by older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation, and South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council|University of the Free State|Mahidol University|Umeå University|University of Newcastle Australia|University of Newcastle Australia|World Health Organization|University of Sydney|University of Oregon|University of Ghana|University of Ghana|National Research Council|Human Sciences Research Council|Nelson Mandela University|University of Ghana|World Health Organization|University of Newcastle Australia|World Health Organization
achievement universal health coverage uhc emerging economies high priority within global community timely study uses standardized national population data collected adults aged 50 older china ghana india mexico russian federation south africa objective describe health care utilization measure association inpatient outpatient service use patient characteristics six low middleincome countriessecondary analysis data world health organizations study global ageing adult health wave 1 undertaken country samples compared sociodemographic characteristics type health care reasons use logistic regressions describe association sociodemographic health factors inpatient outpatient service usein pooled multicountry sample 26000 adults aged 50plus reported getting health care last time needed almost 80 men women received inpatient outpatient care roughly 30 men women russian federation used inpatient services previous 3 years 90 men women india used outpatient services past year china public hospitals frequently used service type 52 men 51 women multivariable regression showed compared men women less likely use inpatient services likely use outpatient services respondents two chronic conditions almost three times likely use inpatient services twice likely use outpatient services compared respondents reported chronic conditionsthis study provides basis investigation countryspecific responses uhc