The impact of health insurance on maternal health care utilization: Evidence from Ghana, Indonesia and Rwanda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 366-375

  Wang, Wenjuan ^a   Temsah, Gheda ^a   Mallick, Lindsay ^b  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ghana; Health insurance; Impact evaluation; Indonesia; Maternal health care; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRENATAL CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RWANDA; SELECTION BIAS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RWANDA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019756899     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw135     Document Type: Article

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