Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia
Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our ana...
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| author | YANA VAN DER MEULEN RODGERS JOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH |
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| description | Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our analysis of household survey data from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam shows that women are more likely to have reported sickness or injury than men, a difference that is meaningful and statistically significant. While women in Cambodia and the Philippines are more likely to seek treatment than men, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where the stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries. However, for the subsample of elders, the gender difference is not significant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3eedafad42f74f85b43a61d47d23402c2023-05-12T00:59:15ZengWorld Scientific PublishingAsian Development Review0116-11051996-72412021-09-013802599210.1142/S0116110521500086Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast AsiaYANA VAN DER MEULEN RODGERS0JOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH1Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University, United StatesAsian Development Bank (ADB), PhilippinesPopulations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our analysis of household survey data from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam shows that women are more likely to have reported sickness or injury than men, a difference that is meaningful and statistically significant. While women in Cambodia and the Philippines are more likely to seek treatment than men, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where the stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries. However, for the subsample of elders, the gender difference is not significant.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110521500086elderlygenderhealthhealth carewomen |
| spellingShingle | YANA VAN DER MEULEN RODGERS JOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia Asian Development Review elderly gender health health care women |
| title | Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia |
| title_full | Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia |
| title_fullStr | Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia |
| title_short | Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia |
| title_sort | gender differences in access to health care among the elderly evidence from southeast asia |
| topic | elderly gender health health care women |
| url | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110521500086 |
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