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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research article

Measuring access to medicines: a review of quantitative methods used in household surveys

Authors: Vera Maria V Paniz, Anaclaudia G Fassa, Maria de Fátima S Maia, Marlos R Domingues, Andréa D Bertoldi

Published in: BMC Health Services Research | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Medicine access is an important goal of medicine policy; however the evaluation of medicine access is a subject under conceptual and methodological development. The aim of this study was to describe quantitative methodologies to measure medicine access on household level, access expressed as paid or unpaid medicine acquisition.

Methods

Searches were carried out in electronic databases and health institutional sites; within references from retrieved papers and by contacting authors.

Results

Nine papers were located. The methodologies of the studies presented differences in the recall period, recruitment of subjects and medicine access characterization.

Conclusions

The standardization of medicine access indicators and the definition of appropriate recall periods are required to evaluate different medicines and access dimensions, improving studies comparison. Besides, specific keywords must be established to allow future literature reviews about this topic.
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Metadata
Title
Measuring access to medicines: a review of quantitative methods used in household surveys
Authors
Vera Maria V Paniz
Anaclaudia G Fassa
Maria de Fátima S Maia
Marlos R Domingues
Andréa D Bertoldi
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Health Services Research / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-146

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