Socioeconomic inequalities in access to health care: Examining the case of Burkina Faso

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 663-682

  Okolo, Chukwumezie O ^a   Reidpath, Daniel D ^b   Allotey, Pascale ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Burkina faso; Health disparities; Low income country; Perceived need; Poverty; Principal components analysis; Self reported access

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051661650     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0039     Document Type: Article

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