Reducing children's malnutrition by increasing mothers' health insurance coverage: A focus on stunting and underweight across 32 sub-Saharan African countries

RE Kofinti, I Koomson, JA Paintsil, EK Ameyaw - Economic Modelling, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Despite the potential role of a mother's health insurance coverage in enhancing her
children's health and well-being, research examining its impact on children's nutritional …

[ספר][B] Making history in Banda: Anthropological visions of Africa's past

AB Stahl - 2001‏ - books.google.com
Drawing on evidence from several disciplines, Ann Brower Stahl reconstructs the daily lives
of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from the time that they were drawn into the Niger …

Maternal healthcare insurance ownership and service utilisation in Ghana: analysis of Ghana demographic and health survey

S Yaya, F Da, R Wang, S Tang, B Ghose - Plos one, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Objectives Previous studies have attempted to assess the role of health insurance on health
care utilization in African settings. However, there is limited evidence on the effects of health …

Health insurance coverage, type of payment for health insurance, and reasons for not being insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

MA Ayanore, M Pavlova, N Kugbey, A Fusheini… - Health economics …, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme has improved access to
care, although equity and sustainability issues remain. This study examined health …

Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal …

H Amu, RG Aboagye, RK Dowou… - International …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Improving maternal health and achieving universal health coverage (UHC) are
important expectations in the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. While …

Sociodemographic characteristics associated with the utilization of maternal health services in Cambodia

D Zhou, Z Zhou, C Yang, L Ji, B Ghose… - BMC Health Services …, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Cambodia is a Southeast Asian country and has one the highest rates
of maternal and child mortality with inadequate use of maternal healthcare services in the …

Is the National Health Insurance Scheme hel** pregnant women in accessing health services? Analysis of the 2014 Ghana demographic and Health survey

EK Ameyaw, BO Ahinkorah, L Baatiema… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Increasing the use of healthcare is a significant step in improving health
outcomes in both the short and long term. However, the degree of the relationship between …

Effects of the resident basic medical insurance reform on household consumption in China

S Yu, X Ma, P Zhan - China & World Economy, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the causal relationship between the Urban and Rural Resident
Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) reform and household consumption in urban China …

Factors influencing early postnatal care utilisation among women: Evidence from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

F Appiah, T Salihu, JOD Fenteng, AO Darteh, ET Djan… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Introduction Early postnatal care (EPNC) utilisation is crucial for averting maternal deaths as
recommended by the World Health Organisation. About 30% of women do not obtain EPNC …

Referral patterns through the lens of health facility readiness to manage obstetric complications: national facility-based results from Ghana

PE Bailey, JK Awoonor-Williams, V Lebrun, E Keyes… - Reproductive health, 2019‏ - Springer
Introduction Countries with high maternal and newborn mortality can benefit from national
facility level data that describe intra-facility emergency referral patterns for major obstetric …