title: Health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia's major cities: A multilevel analysis.
abstract: We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Among this population, the health insurance coverage was 24%. Women who were older, involved in paid work, and with higher education had greater access to health insurance (p < .05). We also found there were disparities in the probability of having health insurance across community levels (Median Odds Ratios = 3.40). Given the importance of health insurance for women's health, strategies should be developed to expand health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia, including the disparities across community levels. Such problems might also be encountered in other developing countries with low health insurance coverage.
authors: a Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing , University of Newcastle (Hunter Medical Research Institute) , New Lambton Heights , New South Wales , Australia.|b CREDOS Institute , Jakarta , Indonesia.
authors: Yodi
authors: Y
authors: Christiani
authors: a Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing , University of Newcastle (Hunter Medical Research Institute) , New Lambton Heights , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Julie E
authors: JE
authors: Byles
authors: a Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing , University of Newcastle (Hunter Medical Research Institute) , New Lambton Heights , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Meredith
authors: M
authors: Tavener
authors: c Centre for Health Stewardship , Australian National University , Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Dugdale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health / Q000191:economics*; D055815:Young Adult