Understanding variations in health insurance coverage in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania: evidence from demographic and health surveys

H Amu, KS Dickson, A Kumi-Kyereme, EKM Darteh - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Realisation of universal health coverage is not possible without health
financing systems that ensure financial risk protection. To ensure this, some African …

Prevalence and determinants of maternal healthcare utilisation among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional analyses of demographic and health …

LE Bain, RG Aboagye, RK Dowou, EJ Kongnyuy… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Maternal health constitutes high priority agenda for governments across the
world. Despite efforts by various governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the sub-region …

Mixed effects analysis of factors associated with health insurance coverage among women in sub-Saharan Africa

H Amu, AA Seidu, E Agbaglo, RK Dowou… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In the pursuit of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal targets of
universal health coverage and reducing maternal mortality, many countries in sub-Saharan …

Examining quality, value, satisfaction and trust dimensions: An empirical lens to understand health insurance systems actual usage

VE Arkorful, BK Lugu, A Hammond, I Basiru… - Public Organization …, 2021 - Springer
Health insurance policies have become key social policy interventions incepted to extend
healthcare to vulnerable populations. In this vein, Ghana devised a health insurance …

Management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana: a qualitative study using the chronic care model

H Amu, EKM Darteh, EE Tarkang, A Kumi-Kyereme - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background While the burden and mortality from chronic non-communicable diseases
(CNCDs) have reached epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), decision-makers …

Predictors of underweight in children under-five years in Ghana

E Acquah, EKM Darteh, H Amu, DKA Adjei - Ghana medical journal, 2019 - ajol.info
Background: Underweight is a key indicator of malnutrition in children and results in long
term effects such as abnormalities in physical and mental health, behavioural problems, and …

Universal health coverage in the context of population ageing: What determines health insurance enrolment in rural Ghana?

N Van der Wielen, AA Channon, J Falkingham - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Population ageing presents considerable challenges for the attainment of
universal health coverage (UHC), especially in countries where such coverage is still in its …

Determinant of independent national health insurance ownership in Indonesia

B Sari, H Idris - Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2019 - mjphm.org
Abstract The increasing of Independent National Health Insurance (NHI) membership is one
of the indicators to achieve Universal Health Coverage. One of the challenges in extending …

Barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Ghana: a multilevel modelling

AA Seidu, EKM Darteh, E Agbaglo, LK Dadzie… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Women's health remains a global public health concern, as enshrined in the
Sustainable Development Goals. This study, therefore, sought to assess the individual and …

Spatial distribution and factors associated with health insurance subscription among women in Ghana

RG Aboagye, ENK Boateng, YM Okyere… - International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background This study examined the spatial distribution and factors associated with health
insurance subscription among women in Ghana. Methods We analysed a representative …