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An Equity Analysis of the Burden from Alcohol Consumption in South Africa

Author: Correia, Fontes Mayara Date: 2020 Background: Alcohol consumption remains one of the leading contributors to the risk of mortality worldwide. While literature sources are clear that alcohol consumption has a major negative impact on society and which is felt more severely ... Read more
Assessing socio-economic inequalities in the use of antenatal care in the Southern African Development community

Author: Selebano, Keolebogile Mable Date: 2019 Introduction Despite the unprecedented efforts of national governments along with various NGOs to achieve the third SDG, which is to reduce global maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100 000 live births by 2030, developing countries seem ... Read more
Assessment of technical and scale efficiency of public clinics in eSwatini

Author: Kindandi, Kikanda Date: 2020 Developing countries, while working to achieve the WHO universal health coverage goal, have to constantly strike a balance, when allocating their already limited resources, between health and other sectors of their economies (agriculture, ... Read more
Does the distribution of health care benefits in Kenya meet the principles of universal coverage?

Author: Chuma, Jane ; Maina, Thomas ; Ataguba, John Date: 2012 BACKGROUND:The 58th World Health Assembly called for all health systems to move towards universal coverage where everyone has access to key promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health interventions at an affordable cost. Universal ... Read more c b
Explaining the socio-economic inequalities in child immunisation coverage in Zimbabwe

Author: Chigwenah, Tariro Date: 2020 Socioeconomic inequalities in health have received significant attention globally because of the well-known association between wealth and health. A lot of studies show that poor people are more prone to sickness than their counterparts. ... Read more
Factors that affect uptake of community-based health insurance in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review

Author: Adebayo, Esther Date: 2014 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
Financial health protection in Swaziland: an assessment of financial catastrophe and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments

Author: Ngcamphalala, Cebisile Date: 2016 As the drive towards universal coverage is gaining momentum globally, the need for assessing levels of financial health protection in countries, particularity the developing world, has increasingly become important. Swaziland's health financing ... Read more
Financial protection in Uganda's health system catastrophic and impoverishment effects of out-of-pocket health care payments

Author: Kwesiga, Brendan Date: 2012 This study assesses the impact of out-of-pocket payments for health care on the welfare of households in Uganda. Using data from the nationally representative Uganda National Household Survey 2009/10, the study assesses the extent and intensity ... Read more
Impact of National Health Insurance on health seeking behavior in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana

Author: Dalaba, Maxwell Ayindenaba Date: 2009 The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2003 with the aim of mobilizing additional funds for health care, promoting equal access to reasonable health care, pool health risks, prevent impoverishment, and improve ... Read more
The impact of smoking on individual health expenditures: a case study of Namibia

Author: Chisha, Zunda Date: 2017 Background: The increased smoking prevalence in some parts of the world, particularly in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) is a major concern among tobacco control advocates and governments. The higher smoking-related disease prevalence ... Read more
Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa

Author: Lau, Yan Kwan Date: 2014 Much research has examined the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in developed countries. Few studies, however, have investigated this important relationship in developing countries. This study examined this research ... Read more
Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa

Author: Lau, Yan Kwan Date: 2014 Much research has examined the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in developed countries. Few studies, however, have investigated this important relationship in developing countries. This study examined this research ... Read more
Malaria treatment seeking behaviour and access to artemisinin combination therapy : a case of Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria

Author: Okwundu, Charles I Date: 2010 ACTs have been shown to be effective in treating malaria and are currently recommended as first-line drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Nigeria because of resistance of malaria to chloroquine (CQ) and sulphadoxine pyrimethamine ... Read more
Sensitivity of measuring the progress in financial risk protection to varied survey instruments: A case study of Ghana

Author: Sumboh, Jemima Ambamaah Catherine Date: 2021 Valid and reliable data on household health expenditure and other household consumption expenditure are important for monitoring the progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the difficulty in obtaining reliable estimates of ... Read more
Socioeconomic differentials in child stunting in rural and urban areas in Zambia

Author: Mushinge, Douglas Date: 2019 Child stunting remains one of the biggest public health concerns in Zambia and other low and middle-income countries (LMICs). A formidable challenge faced in improving child health outcomes in LMICs includes persistent socioeconomic and ... Read more
Socioeconomic inequalities and inequities in the screening and treatment of diabetes and hypertension in Kenya

Author: Omondi, Robinson Oyando Date: 2021 The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is on a disproportionate rise in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). Equity in the utilisation of screening and treatment services for NCDs is important in reducing associated disease burden. ... Read more
Socioeconomic inequalities in non-communicable diseases in South Africa

Author: Zulu, Tryphine Date: 2019 Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have reached epidemic proportions globally and in South Africa. This thesis is situated within the health equity framework. The aim is to assess the extent of wealth related inequalities in NCDs and to assess ... Read more
Socioeconomic inequalities in skilled birth attendance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis

Author: Lukwa, Akim Tafadzwa Date: 2020 This dissertation assessed socioeconomic inequalities in skilled birth attendance in Zimbabwe. High maternal mortality in low-income countries is a cause of concern globally. Skilled birth attendance prevents a substantial number of maternal ... Read more
Socioeconomic inequalities in Zambia's public health care delivery system

Author: Phiri, Jane Date: 2013 In this thesis, equality is considered as the absence of differences in utilization among individuals of different socioeconomic status while equity is taken to mean that individuals in equal need of health care should use the same amount of ... Read more
Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: evidence from General Household Surveys

Author: Ataguba, John ; Akazili, James ; McIntyre, Di Date: 2011 BACKGROUND:Inequalities in health have received considerable attention from health scientists and economists. In South Africa, inequalities exist in socio-economic status (SES) and in access to basic social services and are exacerbated by ... Read more c b

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