Health care reform in the former Soviet Union: beyond the transition.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess accessibility and affordability of health care in eight countries of the former Soviet Union.

Data sources/study setting

Primary data collection conducted in 2010 in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine.

Study design

Cross-sectional household survey using multistage stratified random sampling.

Data collection/extraction methods

Data were collected using standardized questionnaires with subjects aged 18+ on demographic, socioeconomic, and health care access characteristics. Descriptive and multivariate regression analyses were used.

Principal findings

Almost half of respondents who had a health problem in the previous month which they viewed as needing care had not sought care. Respondents sig

SUBMITTER: Balabanova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3419892 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature