RESUMO
Individuals infected with malaria may be treated either in the public sector in in a private clinic. Private treatment is better, but expensive. Using micro-level data from a colonization project in Brazil, we estimate the factors that determine an individual's choice between the two sectors. Private treatment is (strongly) price sensitive and (weakly) wealth sensitive. Rural individuals are more likely to choose private treatment, but long distances to the treatment source deter private treatment. Individuals belonging to small, literate households are more likely to choose private treatment. Gender, age, and number of previous infections are unimportant. Policy implications are discussed.
Assuntos
Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial/estatística & dados numéricos , Centros Comunitários de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Malária/economia , Malária/terapia , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial/economia , Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial/normas , Brasil , Centros Comunitários de Saúde/economia , Centros Comunitários de Saúde/normas , Coleta de Dados , Feminino , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Modelos Teóricos , Setor Privado , Setor Público , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde , População Rural , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
PIP: The authors examine the relation between changes in the size of the working population and the value of a social insurance contract between unborn workers and future retirees. They develop a model suggesting that such a contract will benefit both of the generations concerned. The implied geographical focus is on developed countries.^ieng
