Health Care Utilization and Perceived Quality of Care in a Colombian Indigenous Health Organization.
Eval Health Prof
; : 1632787241288225, 2024 Oct 04.
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ABSTRACT
Indigenous governance of health care has increasingly been advocated among Indigenous peoples in many countries. However, there is limited research that has empirically examined its benefits. In 2020/21, we conducted a survey of 2113 Indigenous Wayuu individuals in Colombia who received services from the Indigenous Wayuu led health care insurance organization Anas Wayuu and its network of service providers, and Wayuu individuals who received services from non-Indigenous health insurance organizations. We compared their health care utilization and perception of quality of care. A main finding of the study was that Anas Wayuu enrollees were more than twice as likely to access health care than enrollees from non-Indigenous health insurance organizations, even when controlling for the demographic and health characteristics. The study provided compelling evidence suggesting that Anas Wayuu, being an Indigenous led health organization improves access to, and quality of care, among Indigenous health service recipients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eval Health Prof
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos