URBAN-RURAL DISPARITIES IN TRADITIONAL HEALTH SERVICE USE IN INDONESIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

The government encourages increasing traditional health service use in Indonesia. Meanwhile, urban-rural disparities still exist in modern health services in Indonesia. This study analyzes the urban-rural differences in traditional health service use in Indonesia. The study employed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data. We examined 629,370 respondents for this cross-sectional study. The study examined age, gender, marital status, education, occupation, and wealth as control factors in addition to residence type and traditional health service use. The study used binary logistic regression to evaluate the data. The result shows that those who live in urban areas can be 1.051 higher than those in rural areas to use traditional health services (95% CI 1.039-1.063). All age groups are more likely to use traditional health services than the ≤ 25. Females are 1.064 more likely to use conventional health services (95% CI 1.051-1.076). All marital statuses are more likely than “never in union” to use traditional health services. The higher the education level, the higher the use of traditional health services. All categories are more likely than no work to use traditional health services. The better the wealth status, the higher the possibility of using conventional health services. The study concluded that urban-rural disparities existed in traditional health service use in Indonesia. The novelty and scientific contribution of the study was the urban-rural differences in traditional health service use. Previous studies rarely disclose information about it. Keywords: Traditional Health Services, Urban-Rural Disparities, Conventional Health Service DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.3.32