Abstract

BATTHYANY DIGHIERO, Karina  and  SCAVINO SOLARI, Sol. Determining the Worth of Unpaid Health Care: A Contribution to Recognize the Invisible Work by Women and Homes. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2018, vol.17, n.34, pp.160-177. ISSN 1657-7027.  https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.rgps17-34.vecr.

This paper is intended to determine the worth of unpaid health care in Uruguay and to characterize the caregivers (either paid or unpaid) who serve ill people. These objectives are accomplished mainly through the quantitative analysis of the data gathered by the first National Survey of Unpaid Health Care (2013) in Uruguay. This survey enables to become aware and set the worth of the unpaid health care times (replacement cost method) and to characterize the unpaid caregivers. This paper shows how the unpaid health care provided by homes accounts for a third of whole health care aggregate in the Gross Domestic Product. Women are the main caregivers, thus assuming the costs of losing their autonomy and seeing reduced the opportunities to enjoy their rights.

Keywords : gender; care; public policies.

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