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Accessing Oral Healthcare within a Context of Economic Transition

In: Healthcare Access

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  • Kasusu Klint Nyamuryekung'e
  • Febronia Kahabuka

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In many low-mid income settings, accessibility of health services remains inadequate and inequitable. These observed disparities in accessibility are particularly evident for oral healthcare services. The access to oral healthcare is influenced by the responsiveness of the health system, including availability of human resources for health, oral health facilities' infrastructure, geographical distribution, equipment and materials as well as community's awareness and affordability of the provided services. The evolution of oral healthcare access in Tanzania; from the early post-colonial phases of independence to current transition that the country is undergoing from low to a low-mid income economy is presented. The major health policies' transition from "Free Healthcare" services to "Cost-sharing" and ultimately to "Health Insurance" are presented within the context of their influence towards oral healthcare access.

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  • Kasusu Klint Nyamuryekung'e & Febronia Kahabuka, 2022. "Accessing Oral Healthcare within a Context of Economic Transition," Chapters, in: Amit Agrawal & Srinivas Kosgi (ed.), Healthcare Access, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:236928
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.98615
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    Keywords

    Access; Oral Health Services; Economic; Utilization;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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