Equity of Health Care Utilization Among Thai Elderly in Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS)

Abstract

Thai society now faces the aging society. The health care service therefore for elderly is very important. The elderly and health situation issue is very interesting, especially since universal coverage scheme (30 bath scheme) in 2001. This study explores the equity of health care utilization by using the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (IDSS). All results will be analyzed and evaluated by percentage, quintiles, concentration curve and concentration index. This result found that the universal health coverage can increase more access and utilization of health service among the poor elderly as pro-poor policy. It achieving the objective of universal coverage scheme. Moreover it found that the equitable of health care utilization at standard health services was in both years.