Targeted intervention for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh: Does it make any difference in their health-seeking behaviour?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2899-2911

  Ahmed, Syed Masud ^a   Petzold, Max ^b,c   Kabir, Zarina Nahar ^c   Tomson, Göran ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Disadvantaged populations; Grants based intervention; Health seeking behaviour; Ultra poor

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33750084199     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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