| Title |
Toward a typology of health-related informal credit: an exploration of borrowing practices for paying for health care by the poor in Cambodia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-383 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Por Ir, Bart Jacobs, Bruno Meessen, Wim Van Damme |
| Abstract |
Borrowing money is a common strategy to cope with health care costs. The impact of borrowing on households can be severe, leading to indebtedness and further impoverishment. However, the available literature on borrowing practices for health is limited. We explore borrowing practices for paying for health care by the poor in Cambodia and provide a typology, associated conditions, and the extent of the phenomenon. |
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| United States | 3 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Ghana | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 97% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 22% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
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| Social Sciences | 14 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 13% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
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