Does community-based health insurance protect household assets? Evidence from rural Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether community-based health insurance (CBHI) protects household assets in rural Burkina Faso, Africa.

Data sources

Data were used from a household panel survey that collected primary data from randomly selected households, covering 41 villages and one town, during 2004-2007(n = 890).

Study design

The study area was divided into 33 clusters and CBHI was randomly offered to these clusters during 2004-2006. We applied different strategies to control for selection bias-ordinary least squares with covariates, two-stage least squares with instrumental variable, and fixed-effects models.

Data collection

Household members were interviewed in their local language every year, and information was collected on demographic and socio-economic indicat

SUBMITTER: Parmar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3419891 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature