Barriers to accessing health care among young people in 30 low-middle income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies focusing on high-income countries have shown that young people often face greater barriers to accessing healthcare than older adults. However, in low-middle income countries (LMICs), there have been a paucity of cross-country, quantitative studies highlighting these barriers.

Aim

This exploratory study aims to provide a scoping review of the publicly available Demographic and Heath Survey (DHS) data with a view to form the basis for further work.

Materials and methods

Data on insurance coverage, agency, and access to evidence-based family planning from 30 countries in the DHS were compared between age groups. Data on 586,250 participants 15-24 years (33% male) and 854,660 participants 25-49 years (16% male) from 30 LMICs were analyzed.

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SUBMITTER: Nachiappan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature