Background Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have difficulties achieving
universal financial protection, which is primordial for universal health coverage. A promising …

Background To systematically evaluate the empirical evidence on the impact of community-
based health insurance (CBHI) on healthcare utilization and financial risk protection in low …

Background: Out-of-pocket payments for health care services lead to decreased use of
health services and catastrophic health expenditures. To reduce out-of-pocket payments …

Objective Access to healthcare is mostly contingent on out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) by
health seekers, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This would require …

Background Many low and middle-income countries are increasingly cognisant of the need
to offer financial protection to its citizens through pre-payment schemes in order to curb high …

This study analyzes the willingness to pay for health insurance and hence the potential
market for new low-cost health insurance product in Namibia, using the double bounded …

Abstract Background Even though Ethiopia bears high burden of diseases, utilization of
modern health care services is limited. One of the reasons for low utilization of healthcare …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish the main factors influencing willingness to
pay for health insurance and pension schemes among informal workers in low-and middle …

The study examined rural households' willingness to participate in Community Based Health
Insurance (CHBI) scheme in Edo State, Nigeria. Factors that are likely to influence …

The most important asset for a person is their health and wellbeing. While it is possible to
keep one's health at its best, it is common for people to have health shocks (HSs; negative …