Explaining the gender gap in health services use among Ghanaian community-dwelling older cohorts

Although gender differences in use of health services have been documented, little is known about whether such disparities vary by marital and socioeconomic status in later life, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We examined the relation of gender to use of health care among community-dwelling older Ghanaians (N =  1200) and whether marital status and income moderated this relationship using data from the Aging, Health, …