Health insurance coverage and access to child and maternal health services in West Africa: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the United Nations, the third Sustainable Development Goal, 'Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being at All Ages', set numerous targets on child and maternal health. Universal health insurance is broadly seen as a solution to fulfil these targets. West Africa is known to have the most severe maternal mortality and under-five mortality rates in the world. This review seeks to understand whether health insurance provides increased access to services for mothers and children in this region.

Methods

The protocol for this review is registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews database (CRD42020203859). A search was conducted in the MEDLINE Complete, Embase, CINAHL Complete and Global Health databases. Eligible studies were

SUBMITTER: Dadjo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature