Determinants of health insurance ownership among women in Kenya: Evidence from the 2008-09 Kenya demographic and health survey

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kimani, James K ^a   Ettarh, Remare ^b   Warren, Charlotte ^c   Bellows, Ben ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenya; National Hospital Insurance Fund; Social health insurance; Women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHER EDUCATION; MASS MEDIA; OWNERSHIP; SAMPLING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED PERSON; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION;

KENYA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898016472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-27     Document Type: Review

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