Determinants of enrollment of informal sector workers in cooperative based health scheme in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing access to affordable health care for the informal sector remains a considerable challenge for low income countries striving to make progress towards universal health coverage. The objective of the study is to identify the factors shaping the decision to enroll in a cooperative based health scheme for informal workers in Bangladesh and also help to identify the features of informal workers without health schemes and their likelihood of being insured.

Methods

Data were derived from a cross-sectional in-house survey within the catchment area of a cooperative based health scheme in Bangladesh during April-June 2014, covering a total of 784 households (458 members and 326 non-members). Multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify factors associ

SUBMITTER: Sarker AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531431 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature