Introduction: Ghana introduced capitation payment under National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), beginning with pilot … regions of Ghana, one being an intervention region and two being control regions, over a 5-year period, 2010–2014. We … positive results. Health policy makers in Ghana may, therefore, want to consider capitation a key provider payment method for …

Health Insurance Schemes (NHIS) in Ghana affects the utilization of maternal health care services and medical out …-of-pocket expenses. Methods: We used nationally-representative household data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). We … status of women and their children, the health-care authorities in Ghana should make every effort to extend this coverage. In …

utilization in Ghana through the use of antenatal care services. A number of studies have found that access to health insurance … social forces play in this decision. This study uses village-level data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to …

The study investigates the effect of wealth on maternal health care utilization in Ghana via its effect on Antenatal … before delivery. The study is pivoted on the introduction of the free maternal health care policy in April 2005 in Ghana with … health care significantly. Using secondary data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health survey, the results have revealed …

in Ghana, the situation still remains high averaging 319 per 100,000 live births between 2011 and 2015. Objective: To … quintiles (Poor, Middle and Rich). Methods: The study employed data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Both … quintile. Conclusion: The study has vindicated the claim that NHIS Scheme is pro-poor in Ghana. The Ministry of Health should …

utilization in Ghana through the use of antenatal care services. A number of studies have found that access to health insurance … social forces play in this decision. This study uses village-level data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to …

Ghana. The authors did not, however, find evidence for proxies for financial and physical access. Research limitations … utilization of antenatal care services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes the most recent Ghana … the intensity of antenatal care utilization in Ghana. Findings – The study finds that wealth status, age, ownership of …