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Inequalities in Health Care Utilization among Elderly with Poor Self-Rated Health: A comparison study between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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- Inequalities in Health Care Utilization among Elderly with Poor Self-Rated Health: A comparison study between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Abstract Content (not more than 300 word, should include: Introduction, Objective, Methodology, critical findings & Conclusion):
India's population is changing significantly. In recent decades, the number of older adults in India has grown substantially more than that of the 15–59 age group. To ensure equity, efficacy, and sustainability in the delivery of health care, it is crucial to comprehend consumption patterns, potential access hurdles, and factors that either assist or impede the use of health services. The purpose of this study is to compare important determinants, and reveal underlying disparities in the use of health care among senior citizens in Kerala and Tamil Nadu who have low self-rated health. This study used data from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI, 2017-19). The final sample for the current study included 1,661 (880 from Kerala and 781 from Tamil Nadu) older adults aged 60 years and above who reported their current health status as Fair or poor. The percentage of older women in Tamil Nadu and Kerala who report being in bad health is significantly higher than the percentage of men. Kerala has a significantly greater overall percentage of older people with poor self-rated health (73%) than Tamil Nadu (51%). A substantially higher share in Kerala used some form of care in the past year (76%) compared to Tamil Nadu (60%). Both states have fairly high OPD (out-patient) service utilization rates, with Tamil Nadu having a slightly higher rate (85%) compared to Kerala (83%). The extremely low χ² values show that the socioeconomic profiles of older people with poor SRH who have utilize IPD or OPD in Tamil Nadu and Kerala differ significantly across the majority of variables.
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