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 …

The extant literature on myriad interventional strategies to contain the adverse financial
impacts of soaring out‐of‐pocket expenditures commands systematic auditing and …

Highlights•The effect of enrolment in CBHI on child stunting is studied.•A year in CBHI is
reduces the probability of stunting by 4.3 percentage points.•Children of two or less years …

Background Out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPs) constitute a significant proportion of
total health expenditures in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to an …

Background The risks associated with direct health spending are high in Cameroon, where
almost all household income is spent on health care. Moreover, there is no real social …

Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has gained popularity in many low-and middle-
income countries, partly as a policy response to calls for low-cost, pro-poor health financing …

Behavioral patterns on seeking health are pertinent in terms of how waste is managed.
However, informal approach towards waste management has led to poor environmental …

The effect of voluntary health insurance on preventive health has received limited research
attention in developing countries, even when they suffer immensely from easily preventable …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, accessibility to affordable quality care is often poor and
health expenditures are mostly paid out of pocket. Health insurance, protecting individuals …

Social accountability is an important strategy towards ensuring that political leaders and
actors implement the right policies in the interest of the entire society. In 2007, a community …