Title |
Impact of educational intervention on willingness-to-pay for health insurance: A study of informal sector workers in urban Bangladesh
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Published in |
Health Economics Review, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2191-1991-3-12 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jahangir AM Khan, Sayem Ahmed |
Abstract |
The reliance on out-of-pocket payments for health services leads to a catastrophic burden for many households in Bangladesh. The World Health Organization suggests that risk-pooling mechanisms should be used for financing healthcare. Like many low-income countries (LIC), a large share of employment in Bangladesh is in the informal sector (88%). Inclusion of these workers in health insurance is a big challenge. Among other barriers, the "literacy gap" for health insurance" is a reason for the low insurance uptake in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is, therefore, to assess the impact of an educational intervention on willingness-to-pay (WTP) for health insurance among informal sector workers in urban Bangladesh. |
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