Do community-based health insurance schemes fulfil the promise of equity? A study from Burkina Faso

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-84

  Parmar, Divya ^a,b   De Allegri, Manuela ^b   Savadogo, Germain ^c   Sauerborn, Rainer ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Center de Recherche en Sante de Nouna   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Africa; age; distance; Equity; gender; health insurance; poverty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891608570     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs136     Document Type: Article

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