title: [Health-care benefits financed from the budget of households in Poland in the West Pomerania Province].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Underfunding of the health systemin Poland causes the patients to bear a proportion of the costs of treatment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to gather knowledge of health-care services financed by the patients and socio-demographic factors which are influencing how often they use them.
  
  
  METHODS
  A diagnostic survey was conducted among 384 residents of the West Pomeranian Province.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Respondents most frequently used the paid services of dental care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The age and health condition impact on the frequency of using self-paid health-care services. condition impact on the frequency of using self-paid healthcare services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kemicer-Chmielewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rotter
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotwas
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jasińska
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karakiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002017:Budgets / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014600:Utilization Review; D055815:Young Adult