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Abstract(s)
This study aims to evaluate the accessibility to healthcare
by the higher education students and its determinants. A cross-sectional
study was conducted in April 2018 by applying a questionnaire to 2051
students of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Logistic regression
models were used to identify the determinants that affect or hinder access
to health care services in the city of Bragança. Among the main outcomes,
the female students enrolled 4 to 12months ago and the students
who have chronic illness for those enrolled 13 to 24 months ago were associated
with a greater need for access to health care. The nationality was
associated with greater need and difficulty in accessing to health care.
The inequities found with regard to foreign students should be debated
in order to find solutions.
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Keywords
Health care access Logistic regression Students
Citation
Vaz, Filipe J.A.; Vaz, Clara B.; Cadinha, Luís C.D. (2021). Understanding health care access in higher education students. In Pereira, Ana I.; Fernandes, Florbela P.; Coelho, João Paulo; Teixeira, João Paulo; Pacheco, Maria F.; Alves, Paulo; Lopes, Rui Pedro (Eds.) Optimization, learning algorithms and applications: first International Conference, OL2A 2021. Cham: Springer Nature. p. 531-539. ISBN 978-3-030-91884-2
Publisher
Springer Nature