title: Social environment, bases social markers and health care system in Shida Kartli region.
abstract: Difficult social conditions are accompanied by poor health status and limited access to quality social services. Accessibility to the health care is one of the important patient right universally. Although formally in place, health services are deprived of any means to assist the population. From 1600 respondents 58,8% paid for medical bills on their own, and 8.7% of respondents had health insurance that covered medical and health expenses. Almost every fifth respondent (18.5%) had access to supplemental financial support from friends and relatives. The vast majority of respondents considered the care received from medical services providers as being positive. 17.8% of respondents evaluated it as having been "very good", and every second out of five respondents (42.7%) evaluated it as having been "good". Every twentieth patient (5.2%) evaluated it as "poor" and 3.7% -"very bad", 29% of respondents are affiliated with various governmental programs. Social-economic situation influenced on the accessibility to the medical care. An effective of social policy is the system of prevention of risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, Department of Health Care Management, Policy and Economy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raminashvili
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gvanceladze
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajrishvili
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zarnadze
authors.forename: Sh
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Zarnadze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D055815:Young Adult