Knowledge, perceptions and expectations of capitation payment system in a health insurance setting: A repeated survey of clients and health providers in Kumasi, Ghana

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Agyei Baffour, Peter ^a   Oppong, Regina ^b   Boateng, Daniel ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KAMA Health Services   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Capitation system of payment; Health insurance; Knowledge; Kumasi; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAPITATION FEE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GHANA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAPITATION FEE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890534372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1220     Document Type: Review

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