Healthy Aging Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2261-7434
ISSN: 2261-7434
Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
Research Article
Decomposing socio-economic inequality for routine medical check-ups among older adults: an evidence from cross-sectional survey in India
Author(s): Shobhit Srivastava, Shekhar Chauhan, Ratna Patel, Pradeep Kumar*, Samriddhi S. Gupte and Dhananjay W. Bansod
The study examined the prevalence and factors associated with medical check-ups among older adults in India by
using cross-sectional data from building a knowledge base on population aging in India. Multivariate analysis has
been implemented to fulfil the objectives of the study. Concentration index and decomposition analysis were carried
out to examine observed socio-economic inequality in routine medical check-ups. Results show that one-fourth of the
older adults were undergoing routine medical check-up. Older adults’ education has significant positive association
with routine medical check-ups. Concentration index value of 0.19 depicts the pro-rich inequality in health check-ups
among older adults. Furthermore, the results from the decomposition analysis revealed that the wealth quintile of the
household contributed nearly 57 percent to the observed socio.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2261-7434.23.12.167