A national pilot program for chronic diseases and health inequalities in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To achieve the health equity, it is important to reduce socioeconomic inequalities when managing chronic diseases. In South Korea, a pilot program for chronic diseases was implemented at the national level. This study aimed to examine its effect on socioeconomic inequalities in chronic disease management at the individual and regional levels.

Methods

Korean National Health Insurance data from September 2016 to October 2017 were used. Study subjects in the national pilot program for chronic diseases included 31,765 participants and 5,741,922 non-participants. The dependent variable was continuity of prescription medication. Socioeconomic position indicators were health insurance contribution level and the area deprivation index. Covariates were gender, age, and the

SUBMITTER: Ha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204519 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature