Obstetric benefits of health insurance: A comparative analysis of obstetric indices and outcome of enrollees and non-enrollees in southeast Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 946-949

  Lawani, Lucky Osaheni ^a   Iyoke, Chukwuemeka Anthony ^b   Onoh, Robinson Chukwudi ^a   Nkwo, Peter Onubiwe ^b   Ibrahim, Isa Ayuba ^c   Ekwedigwe, Kenneth Chinedu ^d   Ekine, Atombosoba Adokiye ^c  

^a Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d National Obstetric Fistula Center Abakaliki   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

enrollee; health financing; Health insurance; non enrollee; obstetric indices; pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MATERNAL DEATH; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NIGERIA; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NIGERIA; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84969204399     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1174830     Document Type: Article

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