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Applied Fundamentals of Health Economics

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Economics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2023) | Viewed by 5082

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Dr. Abayomi Oyekale

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Department of Agricultural Economic and Extension, North-West University Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
Interests: environmental economics; health economics; welfare economics
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Dear Colleagues,

Health Economics fundamentally seeks to apply some basic economic theories to the understanding of people’s behaviours in the production and consumption of health services and healthcare efficiency. A proper understanding of the applications of economic principles to human health and healthcare service delivery is important for the attainment of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is especially pertinent given the magnitude of economic distortions that several countries are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the role that health promotion will play in the economic recovery processes. Researchers have applied several economic principles to foster our understanding of several health problems. Some proposed analytical frameworks have promoted our understanding of the practical applications of economic theories to health and healthcare analyses. This Special Issue will publish current advances in health econometrics with a focus on microeconomic and macroeconomic issues of significant health and development policy relevance. The volume will, among others, cover the global application of some fundamental Health Economics principles with clear focus on health production, demand for healthcare, redistribution, progressivity and equity of health expenditures, healthcare financing and efficiency, economics of preventive medicine/treatments, policy impacts and interventions for health promotion, and telemedicine.

Dr. Abayomi Oyekale
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • demand for healthcare
  • healthcare equity
  • healthcare financing and efficiency
  • preventive medicine
  • health promotion
  • telemedicine

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Socio-Economic Inequalities in the Double Burden of Malnutrition among under-Five Children: Evidence from 10 Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries
by Olufunke A. Alaba, Plaxcedes Chiwire, Aggrey Siya, Oluremi A. Saliu, Karen Nhakaniso, Emmanuella Nzeribe, Denis Okova and Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(8), 5489; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085489 - 12 Apr 2023
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Background: Africa is unlikely to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030 due to public health problems such as the double burden of malnutrition (DBM). Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of DBM and degree of [...] Read more.
Background: Africa is unlikely to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030 due to public health problems such as the double burden of malnutrition (DBM). Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of DBM and degree of socio-economic inequality in double burden of malnutrition among children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: This study used multi-country data collected by the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. Data for this analysis were drawn from the DHS women’s questionnaire focusing on children under 5 years. The outcome variable for this study was the double burden of malnutrition (DBM). This variable was computed from four indicators: stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight. Inequalities in DBM among children under 5 years were measured using concentration indices (CI). Results: The total number of children included in this analysis was 55,285. DBM was highest in Burundi (26.74%) and lowest in Senegal (8.80%). The computed adjusted Erreygers Concentration Indices showed pro-poor socio-economic child health inequalities relative to the double burden of malnutrition. The DBM pro-poor inequalities were most intense in Zimbabwe (−0.0294) and least intense in Burundi (−0.2206). Conclusions: This study has shown that across SSA, among under-five children, the poor suffer more from the DBM relative to the wealthy. If we are not to leave any child behind, we must address these socio-economic inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa. Full article
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Effect of Health Insurance Uptake on Hesitancy toward COVID-19 Vaccines in Nigeria: A Recursive Bivariate Probit and Decomposition Estimation
by Abayomi Samuel Oyekale
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2566; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032566 - 31 Jan 2023
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Moral hazard remains one of the major challenges of health insurance administration. This paper recursively analyzed the effect of health insurance on the willingness to take COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. The data comprised 1892 unvaccinated respondents in the 2021/2022 National Longitudinal Phone Survey [...] Read more.
Moral hazard remains one of the major challenges of health insurance administration. This paper recursively analyzed the effect of health insurance on the willingness to take COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. The data comprised 1892 unvaccinated respondents in the 2021/2022 National Longitudinal Phone Survey (NLPS). The data were analyzed with Coban’s recursive probit regression and decomposition approaches. The results revealed that 5.87% were health insured, and 7.93% were willing to take COVID-19 vaccines. Health insurance uptake significantly increased (p < 0.05) with an adult being the decision-maker on vaccination, requiring family planning, and urban residence, while it reduced with loss of jobs and residence in the southeast and southwest zones. In addition, health insurance significantly (p < 0.01) increased the willingness to take COVID-19 vaccines, along with each adult, all adults, and households’ heads being the major vaccination decision-makers, loss of jobs, and support for making COVID-19 vaccines compulsory. The average treatment effects (ATEs) and average treatment effect on the treated (ATET) of health insurance were significant (p < 0.01), with positive impacts on willingness to be vaccinated. It was concluded that policy reforms to promote access to health insurance would enhance COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. In addition, hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines can be reduced by targeting adults and household heads with adequate information, while health insurance uptake should target southern states and rural areas. Full article
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