Community-based health insurance knowledge, concern, preferences, and financial planning for health care among informal sector workers in a health district of Douala, Cameroon

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Noubiap, Jean Jacques N ^a,b   Joko, Walburga Yvonne A ^a,c   Obama, Joel Marie N ^a,d   Bigna, Jean Joel R ^a,e  

^a University of Yaoundé I   (Comoros)

^b Edea Regional Hospital   (Comoros)

^c Douala General Hospital   (Comoros)

^d Bertoua Regional Hospital   (Comoros)

^e Goulfey District Hospital   (Comoros)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Community based health insurance; Concern; Informal sector workers; Knowledge; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84886246911     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.16.17.2279     Document Type: Article

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