Thai Universal Health Care Coverage scheme promotes the accessibility to cleft lip/palate treatment: the result of cleft care provision assessment using modified Geographic Information System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed the cleft lip/palate (CL/P) healthcare provision using data from the Thailand National Health Security Office from fiscal years 2012-2016.

Methods

Four national databases of Thailand comprising 1) admitted patient visit, 2) non-admitted patient visit, 3) birth defects registry and 4) civil registration databases were analyzed. All duplicate records were removed by a matching process using national identity number and date of birth prior to data extraction. Modified Geographic Information System was also used to compare each provincial patients with CL/P of Thailand to the number of provincial live births with CL/P.

Results

The results showed that the number of live births with CL/P during this period was 7,775 cases (1,555 cases/fiscal y

SUBMITTER: Chonnapasatid W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature