Gender differences in access to health care among the elderly evidence from Southeast Asia.

Gender differences in access to health care among the elderly evidence from Southeast Asia.

Using household survey data, the paper finds that while women in Cambodia and the Philippines are more likely to seek treatment than men, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where stigma associated with some diseases may more strongly deter women than men. The probability of seeking treatm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van der Meulen Rodgers (Author)
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: Manila,Philippines Asian Development Bank, [2021]
Series:Economics working papers.
Subjects:
Gender > Health and hygeine.
Aging, elderly > Health system development.
Electronic book.
Online Access:https://www.adb.org/publications/gender-differences-health-care-elderly-southeast-asia