Khun, Sokrin and Manderson, Lenore | 2008
- Author(s): Khun, Sokrin and Manderson, Lenore
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, poverty, health care delivery, cambodia
The direct costs for health care and medical services, and added indirect costs, deterred poor women from presenting with sick children. They had to finance health spending through out-of-pocket payments and loans, or sold property to meet the costs.
Kiguli, Julie | 2009
- Author(s): Kiguli, Julie
- Publisher: Dove press
- Pages: 77--85
- Keywords: health care delivery, health services, poverty, uganda
This paper examines the community’s perspectives and perceptions on quality of health care delivery in two Uganda districts. The paper addresses community concerns on service quality. It focuses on the poor because they are a vulnerable group and often bear a huge burden of disease.
Kimball, Ann Marie | 2009
- Author(s): Kimball, Ann Marie
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services research, health personnel, poverty, health information, peru
The AMAUTA global informatics research and training program has provided research and training for health professionals in Peru. This program aims to train core professionals in health informatics and to strengthen the health information resource capabilities and accessibility in Peru.
Kirigia, Joses M. | 2005
- Author(s): Kirigia, Joses M.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health insurance, women, south africa
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between health insurance ownership and the demographic, economic and educational characteristics of South African women.
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri and Kirigia, Doris Gatwiri | 2011
- Author(s): Kirigia, Joses Muthuri and Kirigia, Doris Gatwiri
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health policy, health services
This paper debates the meaning of ‘governance in health development’, reviews briefly existing governance frameworks, proposes a modified framework on health development governance (HDG), and develops a HDG index.