Taking account of context: How important are household characteristics in explaining adult health-seeking behaviour? The case of Vietnam

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 397-407

  Sepehri, Ardeshir ^a   Moshiri, Saeed ^a   Simpson, Wayne ^a   Sarma, Sisira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health seeking behaviour; Multilevel analysis; Unseen barriers to access; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIET NAM;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249111825     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn034     Document Type: Article

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