Can Community-Based Health Insurance Nudge Preventive Health Behaviours? Evidence from Rural Uganda

Abstract

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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Determinants among Informal Workers: Cross-Sectional Study

“…This study discovered that the prevalence of utilizing the CBHI program in the district was found 49.8% [95% CI: 45.7, 54.3)]. This outcome was similar to that reported in Uganda (48.3%) ( 31 ). One possible explanation for this similarity is that the CBHI utilization strategies are analogous in both countries.…”