Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)

The public health system plays a fundamental role in reducing health inequities, hence the importance of understanding the relationship between the distribution of its resources and the health of the population. To contribute in this regard, the objective of this paper was to determine if there is a...

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Autores principales: Peranovich, Andrés Conrado, Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad, Longhi, Fernando
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE) 2025
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Health Systems
Access to Health Services
Hospital Planning
Infant Mortality
Argentina
Sistemas de salud
Acceso a Servicios de salud
Planificación Hospitalaria
Mortalidad Infantil
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spelling I48-R154-article-84862025-12-02T13:57:58Z Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022) Accesibilidad geográfica a servicios de salud y mortalidad infantil en Argentina (2022) Peranovich, Andrés Conrado Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad Longhi, Fernando Health Systems Access to Health Services Hospital Planning Infant Mortality Argentina Sistemas de salud Acceso a Servicios de salud Planificación Hospitalaria Mortalidad Infantil Argentina The public health system plays a fundamental role in reducing health inequities, hence the importance of understanding the relationship between the distribution of its resources and the health of the population. To contribute in this regard, the objective of this paper was to determine if there is a significant association between geographical access to medium and high-complexity public healthcare services and the infant mortality rate (an indicator of population health) in Argentina in 2022. To do this, descriptive, relational and spatial analyzes were carried out, and a regression model was built based on different sources of information. The results showed a statistically significant association between the average arrival time to the nearest medium and high-complexity healthcare center and the infant mortality rate. It is necessary to rethink the territorial distribution of the healthcare services involved. El sistema de salud público desempeña un papel fundamental para reducir inequidades en salud, de allí la importancia de comprender la relación entre la distribución de los recursos que lo componen y la salud de la población. Para contribuir al respecto, el objetivo del trabajo fue determinar si existe una asociación significativa entre el acceso geográfico a los servicios de salud públicos de mediana y alta complejidad y la tasa de mortalidad infantil (un indicador del estado de salud de la población) en Argentina en 2022. Para ello, se realizaron análisis descriptivos, relacionales y espaciales, y se construyó un modelo de regresión basado en diferentes fuentes de información. Los resultados evidenciaron una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el tiempo promedio de llegada al centro de salud de mediana y alta complejidad más cercano y la tasa de mortalidad infantil. Se requiere repensar la distribución territorial de los servicios de salud involucrados. Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE) 2025-11-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8486 10.30972/geo.22448486 Geográfica digital; Vol. 22 No. 44 (2025); 18-36 Geográfica digital; Vol. 22 Núm. 44 (2025); 18-36 Geográfica digital; v. 22 n. 44 (2025); 18-36 1668-5180 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8486/8528 Derechos de autor 2025 Geográfica digital http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic Health Systems
Access to Health Services
Hospital Planning
Infant Mortality
Argentina
Sistemas de salud
Acceso a Servicios de salud
Planificación Hospitalaria
Mortalidad Infantil
Argentina
spellingShingle Health Systems
Access to Health Services
Hospital Planning
Infant Mortality
Argentina
Sistemas de salud
Acceso a Servicios de salud
Planificación Hospitalaria
Mortalidad Infantil
Argentina
Peranovich, Andrés Conrado
Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad
Longhi, Fernando
Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
topic_facet Health Systems
Access to Health Services
Hospital Planning
Infant Mortality
Argentina
Sistemas de salud
Acceso a Servicios de salud
Planificación Hospitalaria
Mortalidad Infantil
Argentina
author Peranovich, Andrés Conrado
Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad
Longhi, Fernando
author_facet Peranovich, Andrés Conrado
Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad
Longhi, Fernando
author_sort Peranovich, Andrés Conrado
title Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
title_short Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
title_full Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
title_fullStr Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
title_full_unstemmed Geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in Argentina (2022)
title_sort geographic accessibility to health services and infant mortality in argentina (2022)
description The public health system plays a fundamental role in reducing health inequities, hence the importance of understanding the relationship between the distribution of its resources and the health of the population. To contribute in this regard, the objective of this paper was to determine if there is a significant association between geographical access to medium and high-complexity public healthcare services and the infant mortality rate (an indicator of population health) in Argentina in 2022. To do this, descriptive, relational and spatial analyzes were carried out, and a regression model was built based on different sources of information. The results showed a statistically significant association between the average arrival time to the nearest medium and high-complexity healthcare center and the infant mortality rate. It is necessary to rethink the territorial distribution of the healthcare services involved.
publisher Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE)
publishDate 2025
url https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8486
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