The access to health services for HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients in Health Region 8: application of the second order confirmatory factor analysis model
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/taj.2024.3Keywords:
challenge, access to healthcare services, HIV-infected individuals, AIDS patient, Health Region 8Abstract
This research aimed to examine the model of the access to healthcare services for HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients in Health Region 8, using empirical data. The data were collected through questionnaires completed by a sample of 400 HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients in Health Region 8, who were selected based on multi-stage randomization. The data were then analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis showed that the model corresponded with the empirical data based on the following values: relative chi-square (X2/df) of 1.97; Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) of 0.94; Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index (AGFI) of 0.91; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) of 0.99; Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) of 0.039; and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) of 0.049. The burden of access to health services for HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients in Health Region 8 comprised six components as follows: (1) financial capacity of service recipients; (2) service quality; (3) adequacy of service locations; (4) facilities of service; (5) ability to access health care services; and (6) attitude of service recipients, respectively ordered by the weight of standardized components.
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