The demand for primary health care services in the Bicol Region of the Philippines
Akin, J.S.; Griffin, C.C.; Guilkey, D.K.; Popkin, B.M.
Economic Development and Cultural Change 34(4): 755-782
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0013-0079 DOI: 10.2307/1153731Document Number: 415005
The paper analyses the demand for primary health care, outpatient, prenatal, obstetrical, well-baby, and immunization services, using community and household data from one of the poorest regions of the Philippines. The aim is better to understand demand patterns and to analyse how this new information might modify the strategies chosen to implement PHC goals. The presentation is organized in five sections after an introduction: (2) discusses the theoretical issues that guide the choice of demand model; (3) describes the region and the data; (4) presents empirical work; and (5) draws conclusions about the issues raised in the introduction.