TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of financial services access on health services utilisation among rural older adults in Ghana
AU - Asante, Dennis
AU - Asante, Bismark
AU - Addai, Bismark
AU - Agyemang-Duah, Williams
AU - Ankrah Twumasi, Martinson
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - This study explored the effect of access to financial services on rural older adults' health services utilisation. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to gather data (N = 310; mean age = 66.13 years and standard deviation [SD] = 24.72) in selected rural communities in Ghana. We applied endogenous treatment Poisson regression (ETPR), an econometrics model that accounts for self-selection bias, to estimate the association between access to financial services and the use of health services. Findings revealed that education, internet use, club membership, employment status, proximity to financial institution (FI) and regional location were associated with access to financial services. Importantly, access to financial services was associated with increased health services use. The study results suggest that access to financial services may help increase the use of health services among rural older adults in Ghana.
AB - This study explored the effect of access to financial services on rural older adults' health services utilisation. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to gather data (N = 310; mean age = 66.13 years and standard deviation [SD] = 24.72) in selected rural communities in Ghana. We applied endogenous treatment Poisson regression (ETPR), an econometrics model that accounts for self-selection bias, to estimate the association between access to financial services and the use of health services. Findings revealed that education, internet use, club membership, employment status, proximity to financial institution (FI) and regional location were associated with access to financial services. Importantly, access to financial services was associated with increased health services use. The study results suggest that access to financial services may help increase the use of health services among rural older adults in Ghana.
KW - access to financial services
KW - endogenous treatment Poisson regression
KW - Ghana
KW - health services utilisation
KW - older adults
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134548972&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/ijsw.12551
DO - 10.1111/ijsw.12551
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134548972
SN - 1369-6866
VL - 31
SP - 492
EP - 505
JO - International Journal of Social Welfare
JF - International Journal of Social Welfare
IS - 4
ER -