Impact of community-based health insurance on health services utilisation among vulnerable households in Amhara region, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia piloted community-based health insurance in 2011, and as of 2019, the programme was operating in 770 districts nationwide, covering approximately 7 million households. Enrolment in participating districts reached 50%, holding promise to achieve the goal of Universal Health Coverage in the country. Despite the government's efforts to expand community-based health insurance to all districts, evidence is lacking on how enrolment in the programme nudges health seeking behaviour among the most vulnerable rural households. This study aims to examine the effect of community-based health insurance enrolment among the most vulnerable and extremely poor households participating in Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme on the utilisation of healthcare services in the 

SUBMITTER: Mussa EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9850585 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature