Hassler, Jacob and Ceccato, Vania and Goli, Srinivas (2021) Socio-spatial disparities in access to emergency health care—A Scandinavian case study. PLOS ONE, 16 (12). e0261319. ISSN 1932-6203
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Abstract
Having timely access to emergency health care (EHC) depends largely on where you live. In this Scandinavian case study, we investigate how accessibility to EHC varies spatially in order to reveal potential socio-spatial disparities in access. Distinct measures of EHC accessibility were calculated for southern Sweden in a network analysis using a Geographical Information System (GIS) based on data from 2018. An ANOVA test was carried out to investigate how accessibility vary for different measures between urban and rural areas, and negative binominal regression modelling was then carried out to assess potential disparities in accessibility between socioeconomic and demographic groups. Areas with high shares of older adults show poor access to EHC, especially those in the most remote, rural areas. However, rurality alone does not preclude poor access to EHC. Education, income and proximity to ambulance stations were also associated with EHC accessibility, but not always in expected ways. Despite indications of a well-functioning EHC, with most areas served within one hour, socio-spatial disparities in access to EHC were detected both between places and population groups.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Eurolib Press > Social Sciences and Humanities |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 29 Dec 2022 06:32 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2024 12:54 |
URI: | http://info.submit4journal.com/id/eprint/768 |