Socioeconomic inequalities persist in utilisation of health services in urban slum and rural areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A Zanuzdana, M Khan, A Krämer · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2010 · Heft 09
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Background: Research on health services (HS) helps to improve delivery of care to different population groups. The population of highly urbanized areas in developing countries face socioeconomic inequalities in access and use of HS. We have assessed the recent use of different types of HS among residents of urban slum and rural areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: Baseline data from a current cohort study in Dhaka were used. Logistic regression was applied to estimate effects of socioeconomic determinants on four dependent variables (yes/no): recent use of governmental and private health services, pharmacies and…