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A systematic review of factors that affect uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle-income countries

Author: Adebayo, Esther F ; Uthman, Olalekan A ; Wiysonge, Charles S ; Stern, Erin A ; Lamont, Kim T ; Ataguba, John E Date: 08 Dec 2015 Background: Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have difficulties achieving universal financial protection, which is primordial for universal health coverage. A promising avenue to provide universal financial protection for the ... Read more
An analysis of overweight and obesity in South Africa: the case of women of childbearing age

Author: Nglazi, Mweete Debra Date: 2022 This thesis used nationally representative data from the 2008 - 2017 National Income Dynamics Study, 1998 and 2016 South African Demographic and Health Surveys and 2005/06 and 2010/11 Income and Expenditure Surveys to examine prevalence, ... Read more
Assessing catastrophic and impoverishing effects of health care payments in Uganda

Author: Kwesiga, Brendan ; Zikusooka, Charlotte M ; Ataguba, John E Date: 22 Jan 2015 Background: Direct out-of-pocket payments for health care are recognised as limiting access to health care services and also endangering the welfare of households. In Uganda, such payments comprise a large portion of total health financing. ... Read more c b
Assessing medical impoverishment and associated factors in health care in Ethiopia

Author: Obse, Amarech G ; Ataguba, John E Date: 30 Mar 2020 Abstract Background About 5% of the global population, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, is forced into poverty because of out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending. In most countries ... Read more
Correction to: What has been the progress in addressing financial risk in Uganda? Analysis of catastrophe and impoverishment due to health payments

Author: Kwesiga, Brendan ; Aliti, Tom ; Nabukhonzo, Pamela ; Najuko, Susan ; Byawaka, Peter ; Hsu, Justine ; Ataguba, John E ; Kabaniha, Grace Date: 08 Sep 2020 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. Read more
Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in cigarette smoking: the case of Namibia

Author: Chisha, Zunda ; Nwosu, Chijioke O ; Ataguba, John E Date: 11 Jan 2019 Background Namibia has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. Increased smoking prevalence, especially among the youth, may leave the country facing the spectre of higher smoking-related disease prevalence ... Read more
Distributional impact of health care finance in South Africa

Author: Ataguba, John E Date: 2012 In South Africa, health care is financed through different mechanisms - allocations from general taxes, private health insurance contributions and direct out-of-pocket payments. These mechanisms impact differently on different households. ... Read more
Equity in household spending on alcoholic beverages in South Africa: assessing changes between 1995 and 2011

Author: Fontes Marx, Mayara ; London, Leslie ; Harker, Nadine ; Ataguba, John E Date: 28 May 2019 Abstract Background Globally, alcohol consumption accounts for a substantial burden of disease, which translates into high social and economic costs. To address this burden, several policies ... Read more
Income redistributive effect of health care financing in Zambia

Author: Mulenga, Arnold Date: 2015 Equity in health care financing and progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) have increasingly received recognition and growing attention for their potential to improve health outcomes globally. However, most low income countries and ... Read more
Inequalities in health and health risk factors in the Southern African Development Community: evidence from World Health Surveys

Author: Umuhoza, Stella M ; Ataguba, John E Date: 27 Apr 2018 Abstract Background Socioeconomic inequalities in health have been documented in many countries including those in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). However, a comprehensive ... Read more
Inequalities in multimorbidity in South Africa

Author: Ataguba, John E Date: 20 Aug 2013 Background: Very little is known about socioeconomic related inequalities in multimorbidity, especially in developing countries. Traditionally, studies on health inequalities have mainly focused on a single disease condition or different ... Read more c b
Inequalities in multimorbidity in South Africa

Author: Ataguba, John E Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Very little is known about socioeconomic related inequalities in multimorbidity, especially in developing countries. Traditionally, studies on health inequalities have mainly focused on a single disease condition or different ... Read more c b
Inequalities in public health care delivery in Zambia

Author: Phiri, Jane ; Ataguba, John E Date: 19 Mar 2014 Background: Access to adequate health services that is of acceptable quality is important in the move towards universal health coverage. However, previous studies have revealed inequities in health care utilisation in the favour of the rich. ... Read more c b
Informal workers’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

Author: Akazili, James ; Chatio, Samuel ; Ataguba, John E ; Agorinya, Isaiah ; Kanmiki, Edmund W ; Sankoh, Osman ; Oduro, Abraham Date: 16 May 2018 Background Over the past two decades, employment in the informal sector has grown rapidly in all regions including low and middle-income countries. In the developing countries, between 50 and 75% of workers are employed in ... Read more
Investigating family social capital and child health: a case study of South Africa

Author: Abewe, Christabell Date: 2017 The link between family social capital and child health has not been well investigated in developing countries. This study assessed socioeconomic inequalities in child health and in family social capital in South Africa. It also assessed the ... Read more
Monitoring and evaluating progress towards universal health coverage in South Africa

Author: Ataguba, John E ; Day, Candy ; McIntyre, Di Date: 2014 This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. John E. Ataguba and colleagues illustrate progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in South Africa. Please see later in the article ... Read more c b
Overweight and obesity in non-pregnant women of childbearing age in South Africa: subgroup regression analyses of survey data from 1998 to 2017

Author: Nglazi, Mweete D ; Ataguba, John E Date: 25 Feb 2022 Background Overweight and obesity in adults are increasing globally and in South Africa (SA), contributing substantially to deaths and disability from non-communicable diseases. Compared to men, women suffer a disproportionate ... Read more c b
Progressivity and determinants of out-of-pocket health care financing in Zambia

Author: Mwenge, Felix Date: 2010 The need for health care financing mechanisms that are progressive in Zambia cannot be over-emphasized. It is necessary that health care financing mechanisms are in such a way that they are related to ability to pay. This is an equity objective. ... Read more
Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health service utilisation: a case of antenatal care in Nigeria using a decomposition approach

Author: Nwosu, Chijioke O ; Ataguba, John E Date: 08 Nov 2019 Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC) services are critical for maternal health but Nigeria performs poorly in ANC utilisation compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess socioeconomic inequalities in ANC ... Read more
What has been the progress in addressing financial risk in Uganda? Analysis of catastrophe and impoverishment due to health payments

Author: Kwesiga, Brendan ; Aliti, Tom ; Nabukhonzo, Pamela ; Najuko, Susan ; Byawaka, Peter ; Hsu, Justine ; Ataguba, John E ; Kabaniha, Grace Date: 12 Aug 2020 Abstract Background Monitoring progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires an assessment of progress in coverage of health services and protection of households from the impact of ... Read more