Targeting services to reduce social inequalities in utilisation: An analysis of breast cancer screening in New South Wales

Birch, S; Haas, MR; Savage, EJ; Van Gool, K

Targeting services to reduce social inequalities in utilisation: An analysis of breast cancer screening in New South Wales

Birch, S Haas, MR Savage, EJ Van Gool, K

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Publisher:: BioMed Central Ltd
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 2007, 4:12 pp. 1 - 9
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Birch, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haas, MR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Savage, EJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Gool, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 2007, 4:12 pp. 1 - 9	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1743-8462	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5911
dc.description.abstract	Many jurisdictions have used public funding of health care to reduce or remove price at the point of delivery of services. Whilst this reduces an important barrier to accessing care, it does nothing to discriminate between groups considered to have greater or fewer needs. In this paper, we consider whether active targeted recruitment, in addition to offering a 'free' service, is associated with a reduction in social inequalities in self-reported utilization of the breast screening services in NSW, Australia.	en_US
dc.publisher	BioMed Central Ltd	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australia and New Zealand Health Policy	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.title	Targeting services to reduce social inequalities in utilisation: An analysis of breast cancer screening in New South Wales	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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dc.location.activity	Sydney, Australia
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - Health Economics and Research Evaluation
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Abstract:

Many jurisdictions have used public funding of health care to reduce or remove price at the point of delivery of services. Whilst this reduces an important barrier to accessing care, it does nothing to discriminate between groups considered to have greater or fewer needs. In this paper, we consider whether active targeted recruitment, in addition to offering a 'free' service, is associated with a reduction in social inequalities in self-reported utilization of the breast screening services in NSW, Australia.

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