Knowledge and attitude of the community towards rich sources of vitamin A and iron in relation to manutrition, (Debard and Adi Arkay) North Gondar, Ethiopia

Genebo, Timotewose; Gelaw, Mulugeta

doi:10.4314/ejhd.v14i1.9927

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“…A pooled index was constructed incorporating all three health issues with equal weight 8 . The indices are given below: Most of the previous literature on awareness about diarrhoeal diseases (Konde, 1992;McLennan, 1998), vitamin A deficiency (Genebo and Gelaw, 2000) and maternal health (Smith et al, 2004;Xue et al, 2007) has relied on closed questions. We have used open questions to provide the respondents with sufficient scope to articulate their knowledge.…”

Section: (I) Health Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh

2011

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Abstract:We examine the impact of micro health insurance placement on health awareness, healthcare utilization and health status of microcredit members in rural Bangladesh, using data from 329 households in the operating areas of Grameen Bank. The results are based on econometric analysis conditioned on placement of the scheme, and show that placement has a positive association with all of the outcomes. The results are statistically significant for health awareness and healthcare utilization, but not for heath status. Our study makes an important contribution to the literature as it provides evidence on the impact of MHI on a broad set of health outcomes. Key words:Microcredit, Micro Health Insurance, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh JEL: O12 Acknowledgments:We are very grateful to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus for giving us permission to conduct our survey on Grameen Bank, and to Shaikh Abdud Daiyan, the former Managing Director of Grameen Kalyan, for his whole hearted support for our survey. Thanks also to Allison Jago for clerical assistance. We offer our special thanks to the rural women who spent time answering the questions patiently and eagerly.

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Section: (I) Health Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%