
doi: 10.1057/jphp.2009.47
pmid: 20200524
The present study examines how growing socio-economic inequalities in transitional countries that have followed different health policy paths affect women's access to reproductive health care. I conducted surveys in Kazakhstan and Belarus and used logistic regression analyses to determine accessibility to and satisfaction with reproductive health services, reproductive status, and reproductive history based on country of residence. By all measures, access to reproductive health services was most problematic for the low-income women in Kazakhstan but to a significantly lesser extent for economically disadvantaged respondents in Belarus. Differences in education had a significant effect on women's access to reproductive health services in Kazakhstan but were not present in Belarus. Household income was the most powerful predictor of self-perceived health in Kazakhstan, but not in Belarus. The unreformed health-care system in Belarus appears to be more accessible for all women than Kazakhstan's health-care system that underwent significant market-oriented reform.
Adult, Adolescent, Republic of Belarus, Middle Aged, Health Services Accessibility, Kazakhstan, Young Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, Social Class, Humans, Female, Reproductive Health Services, Healthcare Disparities
Adult, Adolescent, Republic of Belarus, Middle Aged, Health Services Accessibility, Kazakhstan, Young Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, Social Class, Humans, Female, Reproductive Health Services, Healthcare Disparities
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