Health outcome and expenditure in low-income countries: does increasing diffusion of information and communication technology matter?
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Article Title | Health outcome and expenditure in low-income countries: does increasing diffusion of information and communication |
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ERA Journal ID | 124313 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rana, Rezwanul Hasan (Author), Alam, Khorshed (Author) and Gow, Jeff (Author) |
Journal Title | Information Technology for Development |
Journal Citation | 26 (3), pp. 506-524 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0268-1102 |
1554-0170 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2019.1678455 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02681102.2019.1678455 |
Abstract | This paper examines whether increasing diffusion of ICTs has the potential to improve healthcare use and access to better health outcome and higher spending on health in 38 low-income countries with a panel data for the period of 1995 to 2015. The panel corrected standard error, and fixed effect Driscoll-Kraay methods were used to account for unobserved heterogeneity and cross-section dependence in the panel data. A health outcome index was developed using partial least square based on a structural equation model with SmartPLS (version 2) software package. The estimated results indicate that increasing diffusion of ICT impacts both the health outcome and expenditure, positively and significantly. The association is stronger when the diffusion of ICT takes place in rural areas. In conclusion, ICT is not only a means for providing better healthcare services but also an essential instrument for popularizing healthcare access and use for all. |
Keywords | Information and communication technology; health outcome; health expenditure low-income countries |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380108. Health economics |
380204. Panel data analysis | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q57xv/health-outcome-and-expenditure-in-low-income-countries-does-increasing-diffusion-of-information-and-communication-technology-matter
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