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Raquel Sánchez-Recio1, Juan Pablo Alonso Pérez de Ágreda2, Ángel Gasch-Gallén3
1Departamento de Microbiología, Pediatría, Radiología y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y del Trabajo, Universidad de Zaragoza. Zaragoza, España: Grupo de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios de Aragón. Zaragoza. Españ.a. rsanchezrecio.1979@gmail.com.
Salud Publica De Mexico
|May 14, 2021
Summary
Women utilized primary care, emergency services, and nursing consultations more than men. This study highlights gender disparities in healthcare access and utilization, emphasizing the need for equitable strategies.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Gender Studies
- Public Health
Background:
- Healthcare utilization patterns often reflect underlying societal gender roles and inequalities.
- Understanding gender-based differences in accessing primary care, emergency services, and nursing consultations is crucial for achieving health equity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and analyze gender-based inequalities in the utilization of primary care, emergency services, and nursing consultations.
- To examine the temporal trends and influencing factors of gender determinants on healthcare service utilization.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study utilizing national and European health surveys from 2006-2017.
- Analysis included 98,929 Spanish individuals aged 16 and above.
- Logistic regression models were employed to assess temporal evolution and gender determinant influences on healthcare service utilization.
Main Results:
- Women demonstrated higher utilization rates across all three healthcare services (primary care, emergencies, nursing).
- Factors associated with increased primary care use included being a pensioner, homemaker, having low education, or belonging to a manual social class.
- Higher age correlated with lower emergency service utilization, while homemakers showed a higher risk of utilizing nursing services.
Conclusions:
- Significant gender disparities exist in the utilization of primary care, emergency, and nursing services.
- Further research is needed to deeply understand gender inequalities in healthcare service access.
- New management strategies are essential to promote healthcare equity and address identified disparities.