Distance decay and persistent health care disparities in South Africa.

ConclusionsOur results have two policy implications: minimizing the distance that poor South Africans must travel to obtain health care and improving the quality of care provided in poorer areas will reduce inequality. Much has been done to redress disparities in South Africa since the end of apartheid but progress is still needed to achieve equity in health care access.
PMID: 25367330 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - November 4, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: McLaren ZM, Ardington C, Leibbrandt M Tags: BMC Health Serv Res Source Type: research