TY - JOUR
T1 - Health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia's major cities
T2 - A multilevel analysis
AU - Christiani, Yodi
AU - Byles, Julie E.
AU - Tavener, Meredith
AU - Dugdale, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/3/4
Y1 - 2017/3/4
N2 - We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Among this population, the health insurance coverage was 24%. Women who were older, involved in paid work, and with higher education had greater access to health insurance (p <.05). We also found there were disparities in the probability of having health insurance across community levels (Median Odds Ratios = 3.40). Given the importance of health insurance for women's health, strategies should be developed to expand health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia, including the disparities across community levels. Such problems might also be encountered in other developing countries with low health insurance coverage.
AB - We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Among this population, the health insurance coverage was 24%. Women who were older, involved in paid work, and with higher education had greater access to health insurance (p <.05). We also found there were disparities in the probability of having health insurance across community levels (Median Odds Ratios = 3.40). Given the importance of health insurance for women's health, strategies should be developed to expand health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia, including the disparities across community levels. Such problems might also be encountered in other developing countries with low health insurance coverage.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2016.1253697
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2016.1253697
M3 - Article
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 38
SP - 267
EP - 282
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 3
ER -