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Disparities in Precarious Workers’ Health Care access in South Korea

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Affiliated Author(s)
황상희
Alternative Author(s)
Hwang, Sang Hee
Journal Title
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
ISSN
0271-3586
Issued Date
2016
Keyword
precarious employmenthealth inequalitymedical accessincome inequality
Abstract
Background :This study explored whether precarious workers have difficulties in health
care access as compared with non-precarious workers.
Methods: The 2008 Korean Community Health Survey data were used for this study.
Information was obtained on 51,322 participants (40,514 non-precarious workers and
10,808 precarious workers). Precarious workers were defined as part-time or contingent
workers.
Results: Precarious workers had significantly higher risk of limited access to hospitals
(OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.06–1.22) and dentists (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.21–1.36) than non-
precarious workers; disparities in doctor contacts among precarious workers were mostly
linked to not having enough money. The risk of not receiving preventive care —medical
checkups (OR = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.49–0.55) or cancer screenings (OR = 0.82; 95% CI:
0.77–0.86)—was also significantly elevated among precarious workers.
Conclusion: We found that precarious workers had more diffi culty accessing health care
or receiving health checkups or cancer screenings than their non-precarious counterparts.
Department
Dept. of Dentistry (치과학)
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Jin-Young Min et al. (2016). Disparities in Precarious Workers’ Health Care access in South Korea. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59, 1136–1144. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22658
Type
Article
ISSN
0271-3586
DOI
10.1002/ajim.22658
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/32717
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