Willingness to pay for voluntary community-based health insurance: Findings from an exploratory study in the state of Penang, Malaysia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 272-276

  Shafie, A A ^a   Hassali, M A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Financing; Health system; Malaysia; Voluntary community based health insurance; Willingness to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

MALAYSIA; PENANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883742715     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.045     Document Type: Article

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