Regional disparities in health literacy for chronic diseases: focusing on healthcare resources and local extinction index.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared disparities between community health characteristics and health literacy levels for hypertension and diabetes by combining community-level characteristics, such as the local extinction index and healthcare resources, with individual-level characteristics based on the Andersen healthcare utilization model.

Method

Data obtained from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 Community Health Surveys, Korean Statistical Information Service, and National Health Insurance Service were analyzed. The analyses included spatial analysis, propensity score matching, and cross-analysis.

Results

Twenty-five extinction-risk regions (ERRs) were identified in 2017, 26 in 2019, and 29 in 2021, indicating a high risk of extinction and insufficient healthcare resources in no

SUBMITTER: Ji S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428103 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature