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EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

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Thamer Fayah Moeed Al-Otaibi, Nasser Ali N Alshahrani, Abdullah Saad M Alaklopi, Meshari Hamdan M Alshammari, Dalal Othman Omer Ali Gumiri, Fatmah Mastoor Al Shahrani, Ali Ayedh Alqarni, Doaa Salim Hamid Alabsi, Weam Ali Esmael Mobarky Nursing, Mahdi Saleh Almahri, Marzouqah Aqeel Alshammary
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.8.148

Abstract

This research assesses the role that socioeconomic factors play in health care access inequality especially in the underserved communities thereby suggesting policy actions which are intended to put in place measures to bridge the disparity. We consider the community characteristics such as age and gender, as well as race/ethnicity, employment status, education level, annual income, individual health insurance, transportation accessibility, and food safety. The discovered facts are frightening and show the presence of noticeable differences in healthcare access across the marginalized populations with multiple hindrances. The findings highlight how social determinants influence health care access, with insurance coverage and medical care being especially problematic due to their high prices. While gender is amremainse main factors affording access to regular medical care, other aspects, including the number of annual physician visits, emergency room usage, unmet clinical needs due to financial constraints, and navigating the healthcare system remain unchanged. This kind of finding really raises the point concerning the effectiveness of the intervention program that will help the population to overcome certain obstacles that face different demographic groups. Policy recommendations cover the extension of healthcare coverage, increasing care literacy, investing in healthcare infrastructure, and improving cultural sensitivity in healthcare. Community-based interventions, consisting of outreach programmes as well as partnerships with local agencies, should, therefore, be used to tackle the various challenges that are peculiar to the lower income earning populations. To sum up, if the social economic gap is to be made minimal it is essential to provide equitable healthcare access. Through comprehensive reforms and targeted interventions, we can aim at health equity for anyone, which can be achieved whether one is social, economic or any other kind of status.

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