The impact of regional poverty on public health expenditure efficacy across South Africa's provinces: investigating the influence of historical economic factors on health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

More than half of South Africa's population lives in poverty, with significant health disparities across different regions. This study investigates the effects of regional poverty and historical economic factors on the efficacy of public health expenditure to understand how socioeconomic contexts influence overall public health outcomes.

Methods

Our study utilized annual data from 2005 to 2019 for 9 provinces, drawing from the General Household Survey, Health Systems Trust database, and National Treasury's Intergovernmental Fiscal Review. The primary health outcome was life expectancy at birth, while public health expenditure per capita was the main independent variable. We developed the Provincial Index of Multiple Deprivation to assess povert

SUBMITTER: Dlamini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609170 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature