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Health for All? A Study on Equity in Health Services Utilization in Turkey
Öz
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
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- Aday, L. A., & Andersen, R. M. (1974). A Framework for the Study of Access to Medical Care. Health Services Research, 9(3), s. 208-220.
- Aday, L. A., Andersen, R. M., & Fleming, G. V. (1980). Health Care in the U.S.: Equitable for Whom? Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
- Agartan, T. I. (2015). Health Workforce Policy and Turkey’s Health Care Reform. Health Policy, 119(12), s. 1621-1626.
- Akkaya, Y. (2000). Sosyal Güvenlik Tarihi Üzerine Notlar. Toplum ve Hekim, 15(2), s. 82-91.
- Andersen, R. M. (1968). A Behavioral Model of Families’ Use of Health Services. University of Chicago Press.
- 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
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