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- Title
Disparities in precarious workers' health care access in South Korea.
- Authors
Min, Jin‐Young; Park, Shin‐Goo; Hwang, Sang Hee; Min, Kyoung‐Bok
- Abstract
Background This study explored whether precarious workers have difficulties in health care access as compared with non-precarious workers. Methods The 2008 Korean Community Health Survey data were used for this study. Information was obtained on 51,322 participants (40,514 non-precarious workers and 10,808 precarious workers). Precarious workers were defined as part-time or contingent workers. Results Precarious workers had significantly higher risk of limited access to hospitals (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.06-1.22) and dentists (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.21-1.36) than non-precarious workers; disparities in doctor contacts among precarious workers were mostly linked to not having enough money. The risk of not receiving preventive care-medical checkups (OR = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.49-0.55) or cancer screenings (OR = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.77-0.86)-was also significantly elevated among precarious workers. Conclusion We found that precarious workers had more difficulty accessing health care or receiving health checkups or cancer screenings than their non-precarious counterparts. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:1136-1144, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Subjects
PRECARIOUS employment; INCOME inequality; HEALTH equity; HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL care
- Publication
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2016, Vol 59, Issue 12, p1136
- ISSN
0271-3586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajim.22658