DOES COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

Authors

  • Venkatesh G.M. Dept of Community Medicine, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan
  • Siddharam Metri Dept of Community Medicine, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v2i5.105

Keywords:

Varicose vein, Doppler, Stripping.

Abstract

Objective: The present study was undertaken to understand whether insurance played a role in health seeking behaviour among women undergoing hysterectomy.

Method: A pre-tested questionnaire was developed and evaluated on 776 females who underwent hysterectomy.

Results: Majority [32%] of insured patients had symptoms of less than 6 months duration, while in a majority [30%] of uninsured patients it was more than 2 yrs. Also the most severe disease that is carcinoma [uterine or ovarian or tubal] is seen more among uninsured patients [17%] compared to insured women [11%].

Conclusion: This indicates that insured patients are seeking health services earlier than uninsured ones and before the benign form of disease progresses to malignant one.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 (2011): May

Section

Original Research Articles

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DOES COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 9];2(5):316-9. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/661