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KMID : 0613620080280020135
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Health Social Welfare Review
2008 Volume.28 No. 2 p.135 ~ p.156
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Effective Coverage of Selected Health Services in Korea: Pop-smear Screening, Hypertension, and Arthritis Control
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Shin Ho-Sung
Jeong Ae-Suk
Huh Soon-Im
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Abstract
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The idea of effective coverage has been introduced as a intermediate goal so as to measure the effectiveness of health service coverage at the individual level by WHO. It differentiates from nominal coverage index, which is formulated at the population level. It evaluates health system in terms of utilization, health need, quality of services delivered. The purpose of the study is to calculate the effective coverage and to examine its regional difference among some health services provided (pop-smear screening, hypertension, and arthritis control). The study employes 2005 Korean Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The true need of pop-smear test is given by gender itself, and the effective of the service associates with the utilization of pop-smear screening exam. Since the diagnosis of arthritis is more complex to detect due to its multiple signs and symptoms, the study calculates its true need with probability using a systematic questionnaire. In case of hypertension control, its effectiveness is easy to identify with merely measuring the blood pressure before and after intervention. The results of the study are displayed by provisional geographic level. Gangwon, Busan, Gyeongsang achieved higher performance, while Ulsan, Incheon, and Jeju belong to the poor group of effective coverage.
As a tool of assessing the responsiveness of health system, the application of effective coverage is in a starting phase. It focuses on whether individuals are still responsible for the poor effective coverage in case of achieving physical accessibility. The study results suggest that governmental interventions function as a key mechanism reducing the poor effective coverage, especially for the indigent population.
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KEYWORD
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Effective Coverage, Pop-Smear Screening, Arthritis, Hypertension Control, Health Service Coverage
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