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The differences in characteristics between health-care users and non-users: implication for introducing community-based health insurance in Burkina Faso

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  • Hengjin Dong

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  • Adjima Gbangou
  • Manuela Allegri
  • Subhash Pokhrel
  • Rainer Sauerborn
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    Article provided by Springer & Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ) in its journal The European Journal of Health Economics.

    Volume (Year): 9 (2008)
    Issue (Month): 1 (February)
    Pages: 41-50

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    Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:9:y:2008:i:1:p:41-50
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0031-4
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    Keywords: Health services; Community-based health insurance; Burkina Faso; Demand; Price elasticity;

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    Cited by:

    1. De Allegri, Manuela & Ridde, Valéry & Louis, Valérie R. & Sarker, Malabika & Tiendrebéogo, Justin & Yé, Maurice & Müller, Olaf & Jahn, Albrecht, 2011. "Determinants of utilisation of maternal care services after the reduction of user fees: A case study from rural Burkina Faso," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(3), pages 210-218, March.
    2. Jehu-Appiah, Caroline & Aryeetey, Genevieve & Spaan, Ernst & de Hoop, Thomas & Agyepong, Irene & Baltussen, Rob, 2011. "Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: Who is enrolling, who is not and why?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 157-165, January.
    3. Dong, Hengjin & De Allegri, Manuela & Gnawali, Devendra & Souares, Aurélia & Sauerborn, Rainer, 2009. "Drop-out analysis of community-based health insurance membership at Nouna, Burkina Faso," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 92(2-3), pages 174-179, October.
    4. Pokhrel, Subhash & De Allegri, Manuela & Gbangou, Adijma & Sauerborn, Rainer, 2010. "Illness reporting and demand for medical care in rural Burkina Faso," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(11), pages 1693-1700, June.

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