Title |
Geographical variation of unmet medical needs in Italy: a multivariate logistic regression analysis
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Published in |
International Journal of Health Geographics, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-072x-12-27 |
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Authors |
Marina Cavalieri |
Abstract |
Unmet health needs should be, in theory, a minor issue in Italy where a publicly funded and universally accessible health system exists. This, however, does not seem to be the case. Moreover, in the last two decades responsibilities for health care have been progressively decentralized to regional governments, which have differently organized health service delivery within their territories. Regional decision-making has affected the use of health care services, further increasing the existing geographical disparities in the access to care across the country. This study aims at comparing self-perceived unmet needs across Italian regions and assessing how the reported reasons - grouped into the categories of availability, accessibility and acceptability - vary geographically. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 87 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 15% |
Researcher | 13 | 15% |
Student > Master | 10 | 11% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
Other | 15 | 17% |
Unknown | 25 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 6% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 5% |
Other | 17 | 20% |
Unknown | 27 | 31% |