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    Race and Ethnic Inequality in Health and Health Care in Colombia

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    Date

    2005-06

    Author

    Bernal, Raquel
    Cárdenas, Mauricio

    Asistente

    Higuera, Lucas

    Financiador

    Inter-American Development Bank (Social Programs Division – Regional Operations Department 3)

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    http://hdl.handle.net/11445/1412
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    Abstract

    In this paper we explore race and ethnic health inequalities in Colombia. We first characterize the situation of Afro-Colombians and indigenous populations in Colombia. Second, we document racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes and access to health care using data from the Living Standards Survey and the evaluation of the Familias en Acción program. Third, we set up a statistical model that allows us to test whether some of the health inequalities that are observed still remain after controlling for a wide range of individual and household observed characteristics, including access to health care. The results indicate that most racial and ethnic disparities in health and access to health care disappear once we control for socioeconomic characteristics of individuals, employment status and characteristics of the job and geographic location among other things. Based on these findings we make some specific policy recommendations aimed at improving the status of racial minorities in Colombia.

    Palabras clave

    Etnia
    Atención Médica
    Salud
    Raza y Etnicidad

    Keywords

    Health Outcomes
    Health Care
    Race and Ethnicity

    JEL

    I12
    I19
    J15
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