National Health Insurance Role in Hospital Utilisation in Disadvantaged Areas: Evidence from Indonesia.

Background: The Indonesian government policy regarding obtaining universal coverage through National Health Insurance (NHI) is expected to increase public access to health service facilities, including in disadvantaged areas. This study analysed the role of NHI in hospital utilisation in underprivileged areas of Indonesia.

Methods: Data from the 2023 National Socioeconomic Survey were used in this cross-sectional study that included 130,331 participants.

Policy to Expand Accessing Antimalarial Drug Treatment in Papua Region-Indonesia: Who Should Be the Target?

The Papua region of Indonesia faces a substantial burden of malaria cases. To broaden the understanding of factors influencing access to antimalarial drug treatment, researchers analyzed the 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey data. Their examination encompassed demographics, socioeconomic elements, and transportation expenses.

Institutional Delivery in the Philippines: Does a Minimum of 8 Antenatal Care Visits Matter?

Objectives: This cross-sectional study investigated the association between the utilization of 8 antenatal care (ANC) visits and delivery in a healthcare institution in the Philippines, using data from the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey.

Methods: A sample of women who had given birth within the past 3 years was selected for analysis (n=4452). The association between ANC utilization and institutional delivery was assessed using logistic regression models, covariates by relevant sociodemographic factors, and childbirth history.

Factors Related to Hospital Inpatients among the Poor in Indonesia.

Background: The poor are vulnerable when they fall seriously ill and require hospitalization. The study aimed to analyze the factors related to hospital inpatients among the poor in Indonesia.

Methods: We analysed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data.

Determination of appropriate policy targets to reduce the prevalence of stunting in children under five years of age in urban-poor communities in Indonesia: a secondary data analysis of the 2022 Indonesian national nutritional status survey.

Objective: Based on previous studies, urban-poor societies are very vulnerable to stunted children under five. The study aims to determine the appropriate policy targets to reduce the prevalence of stunted under-five children in urban-poor communities in Indonesia.

Design: A study was conducted using a secondary data analysis.

Role of Socioeconomic Status in National Health Insurance Ownership in Indonesia's Rural Areas.

Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) is one of the Indonesian Government's policies to increase public access to health services. The study analyzed the role of socioeconomic status in NHI ownership in rural Indonesia. A cross-sectional study.

Barriers to Modern Contraceptive Use by Female Workers in Indonesia's Urban Areas.

Background: Female workers in Indonesia are vulnerable, because they must work to earn a living while still being responsible for domestic problems. This study analyzes the barriers to the use of modern contraceptives by female workers in Indonesia's urban areas.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey looked at 21,696 female workers.

Exclusive breastfeeding among Indonesian working mothers: does early initiation of breastfeeding matter?

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is a starting point that lays the foundation for breastfeeding and bonding between mother and baby. Meanwhile, working mothers are one of the vulnerable groups for the success of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). The study analyzed the role of EIBF on EBF among Indonesian working mothers.

A Higher Maternal Education Level Could Be a Critical Factor in the Exceeded Cesarean Section Delivery in Indonesia.

Background: Cesarean section (CS) could be life-saving with medically indicated, but without it, both women and children could be at risk. The maximum rate for CS is 15%, but it tends to exceed globally.

Objective: We aimed to analyze the education level's role in the delivery of CS in Indonesia.

Factors related to intrapartum/delivery care in Southeast Asia: A cross-sectional study in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Background: Policy encouraging healthcare intrapartum/delivery care is critical to accelerating the decline in maternal mortality. The study analyzes intrapartum/delivery care factors in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Methods: The investigation included 15,346 Indonesian and 7992 Filipino women (ages 15 to 49 who delivered during the previous five years).

Factors related to stunting in children under 2 years old in the Papua, Indonesia: Does the type of residence matter?

Objectives: To analyze factors related to stunting in Papua region.

Methods: Secondary data from the 2021 Indonesian National Nutrition Status Survey were used in this study. Samples of 2,937 Papuan children under the age of two were gathered for the study.

Stunting Among Children Under Two Years in the Islands Areas: A Cross-sectional Study of the Maluku Region in Indonesia, 2021.

Background: The Maluku region encompasses thousands of islands. The study analyzed factors related to stunting among children under two years old in the Maluku Region of Indonesia. A cross-sectional study.

Traditional health services utilization in rural Indonesia: does socioeconomic status matter?

Introduction: The presence of traditional health services (THS) is expected by governments to fill the lack of modern health facilities available in rural areas. Also, the proportion of poor people in rural areas has been increasing more rapidly than it has in urban areas. The present study analyzed the socioeconomic status and THS utilization in rural Indonesia.

The Role of Travel Time on Hospital Utilization in the Islands Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Maluku Region, Indonesia, in 2018.

Background: Maluku region is one of the vulnerable areas in Indonesia, and this region has extreme geographical conditions with thousands of islands. The study aims to analyze the role of travel time to a hospital in the Maluku region in Indonesia.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data.

Socioeconomic Differences of Intimate Partner Violence among Married Women in Indonesia: Does Poverty Matter?

Background: Society placed women living in the men's world as inferior. Poverty as a stressor for men has the opportunity to make women victims of violence from their partners. The study aimed to analyze the effects of poverty on the risk of intimate partner violence among married women in Indonesia.

The choice of delivery place in Indonesia: Does home residential status matter?

Background: To care for their health needs, women in Indonesia who live with their parents or in-laws frequently lose their independence, including the choice of delivery place.

Aim: The study aimed to analyze the effect of home residential status on the choice of delivery place in Indonesia.

Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study.

Relationship between family support, personal communication, shared decision making, and breastfeeding in low birth weight babies.

Breastfeeding promotion is done in the form of education, not shared decision making. Consequently, breastfeeding while in hospital is still so low that problems arise after being discharged from the hospital. Researchers aimed to analyze the relationship between family support, personal communication, shared decision making, and breastfeeding in low birth weight babies.

Regional differences in primary healthcare utilization in Java Region-Indonesia.

Background: Policymakers must understand primary healthcare utilization disparity to minimize the gap because they must seek fair service for every citizen. The study analyzes regional differences in primary healthcare utilization in Java Region-Indonesia.

Methods: The cross-sectional research analyzes secondary data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey.

Predictors of national health insurance membership among the poor with different education levels in Indonesia.

Background: Indonesia has made significant progress in expanding universal health coverage (UHC) through its National Health Insurance (NHI) mechanism. However, in the context of NHI implementation in Indonesia, socioeconomic disparities caused its subpopulations to have different literacy of NHI concepts and procedures, increasing the risk of healthcare access inequities. Hence, the study aimed to analyse the predictors of NHI membership among the poor with different education levels in Indonesia.

Policy to Decrease Low Birth Weight in Indonesia: Who Should Be the Target?

The study aimed to analyze the target of the policy to decrease low birth weight (LBW) in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study used a sample of live births in last five years preceding the survey of birth weight. Data collection took place from July to September 2017.

Hospital utilization among urban poor in Indonesia in 2018: is government-run insurance effective?

Background: An urban poor is a vulnerable group that needs government financing support to access health services. Once they are sick, they will fall deeper into poverty. The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of government-run insurance in hospital utilization in urban poor in Indonesia.

Policy to expand hospital utilization in disadvantaged areas in Indonesia: who should be the target?

Background: The disadvantaged areas are one of the government's focuses in accelerating development in Indonesia, including the health sector. The study aims to determine the target for expanding hospital utilization in disadvantaged areas in Indonesia.

Methods: The study employed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data.

Regional disparities in hospital utilisation in Indonesia: a cross-sectional analysis data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey.

Objectives: Policymakers must ensure that the entire population has equal access to health services, and efforts to minimise inequalities are needed. This study aimed to analyse the regional disparities in hospital utilisation in Indonesia.

Design: A cross-sectional study analysing secondary data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey.