Relieving or aggravating the burden: Non-communicable diseases of dual users of electronic and conventional cigarettein Indonesia
INTRODUCTION Conventional (tobacco) and e-cigarette smoking prevalence is a growing concern in Indonesia. It has worsened as e-cigarettes complement conventional cigarettes, resulting in dual users, potentially causing an additional burden in terms of health. METHODS Our study is a secondary data analysis of the 2018 National Basic Health (Riskesdas) Survey. The sample is limited to […]
Equity of health financing in Indonesia: A 5-year financing incidence analysis (2015−2019)
Moving towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires a sustainable and equitable health financing system. Health financing should not only seek to raise sufficient funds and use them efficiently but do so in an equitable manner.1 There is a consensus among policymakers and health financing experts that payment for health care should be based on ability […]
Using measures of quality of care to assessequity in health care funding for primary care: analysis of Indonesian household data
Many countries implementing pro-poor reforms to expand subsidized health care, especially for the poor, recognize that high-quality healthcare, and not just access alone, is necessary to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. As the poor are more likely to use low quality health services, measures to improve access to health care need to emphasise quality as […]
Good intentions, unintended outcomes: Impact of social assistance on tobacco consumption in Indonesia
INTRODUCTION Social assistance programs create an income effect that allows low- income groups to raise their consumption to improve their well-being. However, this may unintentionally induce an increase in their consumption of temptation goods, including tobacco. By analyzing five massive social assistance programs distributed by the government since 2007, we explore whether those programs may […]
Public support for cigarette price increase in Indonesia
Indonesia, known for its high prevalence of smoking, is among the countries with the highest tobacco consumption in the world. Tobacco consumption results in 225 700 deaths annually, with 967 women dying of tobacco-related causes every week as reported in the Tobacco Atlas Sixth Edition. The report further revealed that 21.4% more Indonesian men died […]
