Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh
Abstract Research on the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), the prevalence of disability, and the use of healthcare services by people with disabilities is limited. The aim of this study is to identify socioeconomic predictors of disability and examine the utilization of healthcare ser...
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| author | Mosiur Rahman Syed Emdadul Haque Iftekhairul Karim Benay Kumar Datta G.M. Rabiul Islam Md. Ziaul Hasan Sikder Mohammed Shakwat Hossain Khan |
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| description | Abstract Research on the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), the prevalence of disability, and the use of healthcare services by people with disabilities is limited. The aim of this study is to identify socioeconomic predictors of disability and examine the utilization of healthcare services among people with disabilities in Bangladesh. We used the first national representative, the National Household Survey on Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) 2021 survey data. The data utilized in our analysis came from 100,859 people who were at least 18 years old. Standard of living (henceforth referred to as wealth) was our proxy indicator of SES. The variables of interest for the outcome were the respondents’ disability status and frequency of use of healthcare services. Adjusted odds ratio, relative, and slope inequality index are three regression-based techniques we utilized to evaluate different aspects of SES disparities in use of healthcare services and disability status. The prevalence of disability of our study sample was 3.40% and about 74.06% of people with disabilities have used healthcare services in the past three months. When compared to people in the poor SES group, people in the rich and middle SES group had 0.69 (95% CI 0.60–0.78) and 0.80 (95% CI 0.78–0.95) times lower chance of developing disability. When compared to individuals in the poor SES group, those in the rich and middle SES groups were 2.12 times (95% CI 1.55–2.89) and 1.39 times (95% CI 1.12–1.72) more likely to use of healthcare services. SES should be a key consideration in designing public health programs aimed at improving healthcare access and reducing disability prevalence in Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b0deeecadd64213844a63d04cd306c32025-08-20T04:01:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-03173-7Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in BangladeshMosiur Rahman0Syed Emdadul Haque1Iftekhairul Karim2Benay Kumar Datta3G.M. Rabiul Islam4Md. Ziaul Hasan Sikder5Mohammed Shakwat Hossain Khan 6Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of RajshahiUchicago Research BangladeshBangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)Uchicago Research BangladeshDepartment of Food Engineering & Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologyA House of Survey Research (SURCH)Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of RajshahiAbstract Research on the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), the prevalence of disability, and the use of healthcare services by people with disabilities is limited. The aim of this study is to identify socioeconomic predictors of disability and examine the utilization of healthcare services among people with disabilities in Bangladesh. We used the first national representative, the National Household Survey on Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) 2021 survey data. The data utilized in our analysis came from 100,859 people who were at least 18 years old. Standard of living (henceforth referred to as wealth) was our proxy indicator of SES. The variables of interest for the outcome were the respondents’ disability status and frequency of use of healthcare services. Adjusted odds ratio, relative, and slope inequality index are three regression-based techniques we utilized to evaluate different aspects of SES disparities in use of healthcare services and disability status. The prevalence of disability of our study sample was 3.40% and about 74.06% of people with disabilities have used healthcare services in the past three months. When compared to people in the poor SES group, people in the rich and middle SES group had 0.69 (95% CI 0.60–0.78) and 0.80 (95% CI 0.78–0.95) times lower chance of developing disability. When compared to individuals in the poor SES group, those in the rich and middle SES groups were 2.12 times (95% CI 1.55–2.89) and 1.39 times (95% CI 1.12–1.72) more likely to use of healthcare services. SES should be a key consideration in designing public health programs aimed at improving healthcare access and reducing disability prevalence in Bangladesh.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03173-7DisabilityHealth service useSocioeconomic statusBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Mosiur Rahman Syed Emdadul Haque Iftekhairul Karim Benay Kumar Datta G.M. Rabiul Islam Md. Ziaul Hasan Sikder Mohammed Shakwat Hossain Khan Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh Scientific Reports Disability Health service use Socioeconomic status Bangladesh |
| title | Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | socioeconomic inequalities in disability prevalence and health service use in bangladesh |
| topic | Disability Health service use Socioeconomic status Bangladesh |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03173-7 |
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