Assessing inequalities in preventive care use in Europe: A special case of health-care inequalities?

摘要: This paper presents the first cross-country estimation of needs-adjusted income and education-related inequalities in use a whole set preventive care treatments. Analysis is based on last three waves Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE) for individuals aged 50 over living 13 European countries. We employ alternative concentration indices CI-corrections binary outcomes to compute breast cancer screening, colorectal influenza vaccination, routine prevention tests, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, sugar tests. After controlling needs, we find that many countries strong pro-rich educational exist with respect cholesterol Furthermore, poor less educated people are more likely than better off late, e.g. when health shocks occurred or problems display already symptoms. Finally, results suggest access treatments within specialist setting generally equal provided GP setting. Equity implications then discussed according different possible theories distributive justice delivery.