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KMID : 0613620210410020141
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Health Social Welfare Review
2021 Volume.41 No. 2 p.141 ~ p.156
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A Study on the Supply of Obstetrics and Gynecology Infrastructure for Ensuring Reproductive Health
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Lee So-Young
Kim Ka-Hee
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Abstract
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As birth rates in Korea remain low and keep falling, the importance of reproductive health has been emphasized. This study analyzed the currentstatus of, and regional imbalances in, the supply of ob-gyn providers by using a Spatial Econometrics Approach based on Geographic Information System. Based on our findings, it suggested ways to improve the availability and distribution of ob-gyn providers across the country. This study identified urban-rural disparitiesin the distribution of ob-gyn providers. More specifically, private ob-gyn providers were concentrated in and around the metropolitan cities, while public ob-gyn providers were more widely distributed in rural areas. This study found that there was a pronounced need to reduce regional disparities in the availability of ob-gyn services.
From a short-term perspective, high-quality professional services should be provided through evenly distributed public health care providers. Also, the regional distribution of ob-gyn providers should continuously be monitored to ensure, in the long-term, that quality ob-gyn services are readily available at local levels across the country. Reproductive health should be guaranteed as a right. The guarantee of it should begin with narrowing the regional gap in the supply of ob-gyn services.
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KEYWORD
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Reproductive Health, Reproductive Health Right, Supply of Obstetrics and Gynecology Infrastructure, Regional Imbalance
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