Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
| Τίτλος: |
Navigating the Landscape of Child Health Insurance Coverage in Punjab, Pakistan: A Socioeconomic Perspective. |
| Συγγραφείς: |
Gillani S; School of Economics & Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China., Wang F; School of Economics & Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China., Balsalobre-Lorente D; Department of Applied Economics I, University Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.; UNEC Research Methods Application Center, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Baku, Azerbaijan.; Universidad Ecotec, Km. 13.5 Samborondón, Samborondón, EC092302, Ecuador., Ahmad TI; Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan., Shafiq MN; School of Economics & Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan. |
| Πηγή: |
International journal of social determinants of health and health services [Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv] 2026 Oct; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 498-511. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 03. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: |
Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: |
English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: |
Publisher: SAGE Publishing Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9918487342606676 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2755-1946 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27551938 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): |
Original Publication: [Thousand Oaks, CA] : SAGE Publishing, [2023]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): |
Insurance Coverage*/statistics & numerical data , Insurance, Health*/statistics & numerical data , Child Health Services*/statistics & numerical data , Child Health Services*/economics, Humans ; Pakistan ; Child, Preschool ; Child ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Adolescent ; Female ; Male ; Socioeconomic Disparities in Health ; Family Characteristics |
| Περίληψη: |
Getting health insurance for children's health care appears to be on the rise around the world. Nonetheless, progress is sluggish, and several cases of infections in children remain unaddressed, resulting in child mortality. A deeper understanding of health insurance coverage can improve health care utilization. Therefore, this study aims to find the impact of child-specific, maternal, household-related, and regional variables on child health insurance coverage in Punjab, Pakistan. The study is based on microdata (of 35,453 children aged 5 to 17 years) obtained from the Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) to investigate the socioeconomic determinants of child insurance coverage. The study employed logistic regression and found that a child aged 10 to 14 was 15 percent less likely to have health insurance coverage than the reference category (i.e., child aged 5 to 9 years). A child with a functional disability had 1.3 times more chances to avail of health insurance than a child without any functional disabilities. Children from poorer households were 2.6 times more likely to have health insurance than those from the poorest households. The study concludes that an intervention based on raising maternal education levels, economic upliftment of households, and targeted support for the children of southern Punjab could improve child health insurance coverage in Punjab. |
| Competing Interests: |
Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: |
Keywords: Pakistan; Punjab; child functional difficulties; child health care; household wealth; maternal education |
| Entry Date(s): |
Date Created: 20260603 Date Completed: 20261007 Latest Revision: 20261007 |
| Update Code: |
20261008 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/27551938261451648 |
| PMID: |
42231831 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: |
MEDLINE |