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Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey

Cilt: 8 Sayı: 5 15 Ekim 2025
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Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey

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Inequities in the utilization of health services may stem from income-related, occupational, or region-based factors. These inequities require intervention by policymakers when they prevent individuals from utilizing health services for avoidable and unjust reasons. The Health Transformation Program, initiated in 2003, can be regarded as a policy intervention of this nature. This program aims to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health services. However, the level of prosperity resulting from this policy change still needs to be analyzed. This study addresses this gap in the literature. It examines whether the principle of equity in health service utilization has been achieved after the Health Transformation Program. For this purpose, data from the Turkey Health Survey were analyzed. The probit model estimates show that, in addition to income-related inequity, region-based inequities exist in health service utilization in Turkey. Furthermore, evidence of inequity was observed among specific occupational groups. In order to address inequities in the utilization of health services in Turkey, it is essential that policies are implemented with greater precision. It is especially important that health policies are supported by income, wealth, and employment policies..

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

Çalışma, kamusal, özel, ticari nitelikte ya da kar amacı gütmeyen herhangi bir kurumdan destek alınmadan hazırlanmıştır.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur.

Kaynakça

  1. Acar, İ. A., & Kitapcı, İ. (2008). Sosyal Güvenliğin Demografik Boyutu: Türkiye’deki Emeklilik Sistemindeki Değişim. Maliye Dergisi(154), s. 77-98.
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  3. Aday, L. A., Andersen, R. M., & Fleming, G. V. (1980). Health Care in the U.S.: Equitable for Whom? Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
  4. Agartan, T. I. (2015). Health Workforce Policy and Turkey’s Health Care Reform. Health Policy, 119(12), s. 1621-1626.
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  6. Andersen, R. M. (1968). A Behavioral Model of Families’ Use of Health Services. University of Chicago Press.
  7. Andersen, R. M. (1995). Revisiting the Behavioral Model and Access to Medical Care: Does it Matter? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36(1), pp. 1-10.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Uygulamalı Mikro Ekonometri, Davranışsal İktisat, Sağlık Ekonomisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Ekim 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

13 Haziran 2025

Kabul Tarihi

14 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 5

Kaynak Göster

APA
Okan, J., & Karaduman, H. (2025). Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(5), 494-515. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1719000
AMA
1.Okan J, Karaduman H. Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey. IJEPHSS. 2025;8(5):494-515. doi:10.59445/ijephss.1719000
Chicago
Okan, Janberk, ve Hasan Karaduman. 2025. “Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 8 (5): 494-515. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1719000.
EndNote
Okan J, Karaduman H (01 Ekim 2025) Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 8 5 494–515.
IEEE
[1]J. Okan ve H. Karaduman, “Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey”, IJEPHSS, c. 8, sy 5, ss. 494–515, Eki. 2025, doi: 10.59445/ijephss.1719000.
ISNAD
Okan, Janberk - Karaduman, Hasan. “Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 8/5 (01 Ekim 2025): 494-515. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1719000.
JAMA
1.Okan J, Karaduman H. Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey. IJEPHSS. 2025;8:494–515.
MLA
Okan, Janberk, ve Hasan Karaduman. “Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, c. 8, sy 5, Ekim 2025, ss. 494-15, doi:10.59445/ijephss.1719000.
Vancouver
1.Janberk Okan, Hasan Karaduman. Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey. IJEPHSS. 01 Ekim 2025;8(5):494-515. doi:10.59445/ijephss.1719000

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