The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries
Background: Rise in health expenditures is one of the main concerns of householders and policymakers. In this regard, many studies were conducted to assess the determinants of expenditures and environmental quality from a macroeconomic point of view. The goal of this paper was to examine the relatio...
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| author | Mohammad Amin Bahrami Mohammad Ranjbar Setare Yousefzade Mahmood Kazeminasab Reyhane Izadi Mehdi Mokhtari |
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| description | Background: Rise in health expenditures is one of the main concerns of householders and policymakers. In this regard, many studies were conducted to assess the determinants of expenditures and environmental quality from a macroeconomic point of view. The goal of this paper was to examine the relationship of health expenditure with environmental quality and economic growth in developed, developing, and less developed countries.
Methods: This analytical and correlational study examines the impact of environmental, health, and economic indicators on health expenditure. The required data for 109 countries were collected from the World Health Organization from 1995 to 2011. The collected information was then analyzed with econometric techniques and software Stata 13.
Results: According to the results, access to sanitary sewage systems index – 3.27, (p = 0.00) and energy intensity index – 2.42, (p = 0.01) affected the per capita health expenditure in developed countries. Access to sanitary sewage systems index had effect on per capita health expenditure; - 9.71, (p = 0.00) in developing countries. However, in less developed countries, none of the variables had significant relationship with per capita health expenditures.
Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that investing in maintenance and improvement of environmental quality can lead to reduced health care costs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92cb1c0027c74907bd286ff80a8726bf2022-12-21T23:49:30ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesRāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat2476-68792538-15632017-06-01212028The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing CountriesMohammad Amin Bahrami01Mohammad Ranjbar2Setare Yousefzade3Mahmood Kazeminasab4Reyhane Izadi5Mehdi Mokhtari6 Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran MSc student in Health Economics, Department of Management, Economy and policy, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran BSc student in Surgical Technologist, Department of Anesthetics and the Operating Room, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran MSc student in Healthcare Management, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Background: Rise in health expenditures is one of the main concerns of householders and policymakers. In this regard, many studies were conducted to assess the determinants of expenditures and environmental quality from a macroeconomic point of view. The goal of this paper was to examine the relationship of health expenditure with environmental quality and economic growth in developed, developing, and less developed countries. Methods: This analytical and correlational study examines the impact of environmental, health, and economic indicators on health expenditure. The required data for 109 countries were collected from the World Health Organization from 1995 to 2011. The collected information was then analyzed with econometric techniques and software Stata 13. Results: According to the results, access to sanitary sewage systems index – 3.27, (p = 0.00) and energy intensity index – 2.42, (p = 0.01) affected the per capita health expenditure in developed countries. Access to sanitary sewage systems index had effect on per capita health expenditure; - 9.71, (p = 0.00) in developing countries. However, in less developed countries, none of the variables had significant relationship with per capita health expenditures. Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that investing in maintenance and improvement of environmental quality can lead to reduced health care costs.http://mshsj.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-33-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1Health expenditure Environmental indicator Health indicator Economic grow |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Amin Bahrami Mohammad Ranjbar Setare Yousefzade Mahmood Kazeminasab Reyhane Izadi Mehdi Mokhtari The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries Rāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat Health expenditure Environmental indicator Health indicator Economic grow |
| title | The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries |
| title_full | The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries |
| title_short | The Impact of Selected Health, Environment, and Economics Indicators on Health Expenditure in Developed and Developing Countries |
| title_sort | impact of selected health environment and economics indicators on health expenditure in developed and developing countries |
| topic | Health expenditure Environmental indicator Health indicator Economic grow |
| url | http://mshsj.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-33-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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