TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic inequalities in access to health care: Examining the case of Burkina Faso
AU - Okolo, Chukwumezie O
AU - Reidpath, Daniel
AU - Allotey, Pascale
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We looked at Burkina Faso, one of the least developed and poorest countries in the world.47 In 1987, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso were equally ranked third from the bottom on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index.48 In recent years, Sierra Leone has been consistently ranked at the bottom, and Burkina Faso has maintained its position in the bottom three. In 2002, it was ranked 175th out of 177 countries.49 In 2005, it was ranked as one of the bottom two (176th).50 Unlike Sierra Leone, for which no significant population health surveys have been conducted, a number have been conducted in Burkina Faso, including Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the World Health Survey (WHS). These informed our choice of Burkina Faso for this study.
AB - We looked at Burkina Faso, one of the least developed and poorest countries in the world.47 In 1987, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso were equally ranked third from the bottom on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index.48 In recent years, Sierra Leone has been consistently ranked at the bottom, and Burkina Faso has maintained its position in the bottom three. In 2002, it was ranked 175th out of 177 countries.49 In 2005, it was ranked as one of the bottom two (176th).50 Unlike Sierra Leone, for which no significant population health surveys have been conducted, a number have been conducted in Burkina Faso, including Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the World Health Survey (WHS). These informed our choice of Burkina Faso for this study.
U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2011.0039
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2011.0039
M3 - Article
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 22
SP - 663
EP - 682
JO - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
JF - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
IS - 2
ER -
