Disability-Related Disparities in Preventive Healthcare Access in South Korea: Insights From National Health Insurance Data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine disability-related disparities in participation in national health screenings in South Korea and to determine how these gaps vary by disability severity, type, and socio-economic factors.

Methods

A trend analysis of screening participation from 2012 to 2020 and multivariable logistic regression for 2019-2020 were conducted using the National Health Insurance Service database, linking eligibility, health screening, and disability registration data. The cohort comprised 10,413,089 adults aged ≥40 years (20% population sample). Annual screening uptake was the outcome; predictors included disability status, severity, type, employment, sex, income, insurance, and region.

Results

Screening uptake rose overall between 2012 and 2020 yet remained lower fo

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660150 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature