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Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala
OBJECTIVE: To compare access to healthcare services for people with disabilities to those without disabilities, within a national case-control study in Guatemala. METHODS: We undertook a population-based case-control study, nested within a national survey in Guatemala. Cases with disabilities were p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30589885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209774 |
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author | Kuper, Hannah Mactaggart, Islay Dionicio, Carlos Cañas, Rafael Naber, Jonathan Polack, Sarah |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To compare access to healthcare services for people with disabilities to those without disabilities, within a national case-control study in Guatemala. METHODS: We undertook a population-based case-control study, nested within a national survey in Guatemala. Cases with disabilities were people with self-reported difficulties in functioning. One control without disabilities was selected per case, matched by age, gender and cluster. Information was collected on: health status, access to health services and rehabilitation, and socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The study included 707 people with disabilities, and 465 controls. People with disabilities were more likely to report a serious health problem (aOR 2.8, 2.2–3.7) or doctor-diagnosis of one of 17 general health conditions (aOR 2.9, 2.2–3.8) as compared to controls without disabilities. People with disabilities were twice as likely as controls to have received treatment for a diagnosed condition (aOR 2.2, 1.7–2.8). Coverage of treatment for impairment-related health conditions was low, as was awareness and access to rehabilitation services. People with disabilities were more likely than controls to report being disrespected (aOR 1.9, 1.0–3.7) or finding it difficult to understand information given (aOR 1.6, 1.1–1.4). CONCLUSION: Efforts are needed to raise awareness about rehabilitation services and improve quality of health services for people with disabilities in Guatemala, to ensure that their rights are fulfilled and to assist in the achievement of Universal Health Coverage. Better tools are needed to measure healthcare access, including consideration of geographic access, quality and affordability, to allow the generation of comparable data on access to healthcare among people with disabilities. |
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spelling | pubmed-63077772019-01-08 Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala Kuper, Hannah Mactaggart, Islay Dionicio, Carlos Cañas, Rafael Naber, Jonathan Polack, Sarah PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: To compare access to healthcare services for people with disabilities to those without disabilities, within a national case-control study in Guatemala. METHODS: We undertook a population-based case-control study, nested within a national survey in Guatemala. Cases with disabilities were people with self-reported difficulties in functioning. One control without disabilities was selected per case, matched by age, gender and cluster. Information was collected on: health status, access to health services and rehabilitation, and socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The study included 707 people with disabilities, and 465 controls. People with disabilities were more likely to report a serious health problem (aOR 2.8, 2.2–3.7) or doctor-diagnosis of one of 17 general health conditions (aOR 2.9, 2.2–3.8) as compared to controls without disabilities. People with disabilities were twice as likely as controls to have received treatment for a diagnosed condition (aOR 2.2, 1.7–2.8). Coverage of treatment for impairment-related health conditions was low, as was awareness and access to rehabilitation services. People with disabilities were more likely than controls to report being disrespected (aOR 1.9, 1.0–3.7) or finding it difficult to understand information given (aOR 1.6, 1.1–1.4). CONCLUSION: Efforts are needed to raise awareness about rehabilitation services and improve quality of health services for people with disabilities in Guatemala, to ensure that their rights are fulfilled and to assist in the achievement of Universal Health Coverage. Better tools are needed to measure healthcare access, including consideration of geographic access, quality and affordability, to allow the generation of comparable data on access to healthcare among people with disabilities. Public Library of Science 2018-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6307777/ /pubmed/30589885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209774 Text en © 2018 Kuper et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kuper, Hannah Mactaggart, Islay Dionicio, Carlos Cañas, Rafael Naber, Jonathan Polack, Sarah Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title | Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title_full | Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title_fullStr | Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title_full_unstemmed | Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title_short | Can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? Results from a national case-control study in Guatemala |
title_sort | can we achieve universal health coverage without a focus on disability? results from a national case-control study in guatemala |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30589885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209774 |
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