The Relationship Between the Budget Allocated to Health and the Density of Health Workers and Communicable Diseases in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3, 127 - 134, 04.11.2024

Burak Kurt , Cemal Koçak

https://doi.org/10.17517/ksutfd.1383139

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Objective: The United Nations has set 17 goals under the title of "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)", and aimed to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and combat hepatitis. Healthcare budgets and the number of health workers play an important role in preventing and treating these diseases. We aimed to examine the relationship between the budget allocated to health services (indicator SDG 1. a) the number of health workers per population (indicator SDG 3. c) and the prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B (indicator SDG 3.3).
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. SDG indicator data were obtained from WHO's World Health Statistics 2022 report. Data from 194 countries were included. The relationships between SDG indicators were evaluated using Spearman correlation analysis and p<0.05 was accepted as statistical significance value.
Results: SDG 1. a and SDG 3. c indicators had a moderate negative correlation with New HIV infections and a strong negative correlation with Tuberculosis incidence and Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence under 5 years. Most of the countries with the worst indicators were in the African region.
Conclusion: Raising the level of welfare, the budget allocated to health, and the number of health professionals to an adequate level should be among the main tasks of all governments.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Health Expenditure, Communicable Diseases, Sustainable Development Goals

Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri Bağlamında Sağlığa Ayırılan Bütçe ile Sağlık Çalışanlarının Yoğunluğu ve Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Arasındaki İlişki

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Amaç: Birleşmiş Milletler, "Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları (SDG)" başlığı altında 17 amaç belirleyerek AIDS, tüberküloz salgınlarının sona erdirilmesini ve hepatitle mücadeleyi hedeflemiştir. Sağlık bütçeleri ve sağlık çalışanı sayısı bu hastalıkların önlenmesinde ve tedavisinde önemli rol oynamaktadır. Sağlık hizmetlerine ayrılan bütçe (gösterge SDG 1.a) ile nüfus başına düşen sağlık çalışanı sayısı (gösterge SDG 3.c) ve HIV, tüberküloz ve hepatit B yaygınlığı (gösterge SDG 3.3) arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı korelasyonel bir çalışmadır. SDG gösterge verileri DSÖ'nün Dünya Sağlık İstatistikleri 2022 raporundan elde edilmiştir. 194 ülkeden veriler dahil edilmiştir. Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amacı göstergeleri arasındaki ilişkiler Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiş ve p<0,05 istatistiksel anlamlılık değeri olarak kabul edilmiştir.
Bulgular: SDG 1.a ve SDG 3.c göstergeleri, 5 yaş altı yeni HIV enfeksiyonları ile orta düzeyde negatif korelasyona sahipken, Tüberküloz insidansı ve Hepatit B yüzey antijeni (HBsAg) prevalansı ile güçlü negatif korelasyona sahipti. En kötü göstergelere sahip ülkelerin çoğu Afrika bölgesindeydi.
Sonuç: Refah düzeyinin, sağlığa ayrılan bütçenin ve sağlık çalışanlarının sayısının yeterli seviyeye yükseltilmesi tüm hükümetlerin temel görevleri arasında yer almalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sağlık Harcamaları, Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri

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