2013
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-9-12
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Community concepts of poverty: an application to premium exemptions in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

Abstract: BackgroundPoverty is multi dimensional. Beyond the quantitative and tangible issues related to inadequate income it also has equally important social, more intangible and difficult if not impossible to quantify dimensions. In 2009, we explored these social and relativist dimension of poverty in five communities in the South of Ghana with differing socio economic characteristics to inform the development and implementation of policies and programs to identify and target the poor for premium exemptions under Gha… Show more

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“…The findings are also similar or consistent with findings from several other studies elsewhere which have clarified the multi-dimensionality of poverty and reflects the broader work carried out by the 'Voices of the Poor' exercises across several countries, where poverty or ill-being was identified as being complex and interwoven, including a material lack and need for shelter, assets, money and often characterized by hunger, pain, discomfort, exhaustion, social exclusion, vulnerability, powerlessness and low self-esteem (Narayan et al, 2000;Aryeetey et al, 2013). In this context, and as reflected through other literature, poverty was identified as a composite of both personal and community life situations where on the personal level, poverty is reflected in an inability to gain access to basic community services (Francis et al, 1997;Batse et al, 1999).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
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“…The findings are also similar or consistent with findings from several other studies elsewhere which have clarified the multi-dimensionality of poverty and reflects the broader work carried out by the 'Voices of the Poor' exercises across several countries, where poverty or ill-being was identified as being complex and interwoven, including a material lack and need for shelter, assets, money and often characterized by hunger, pain, discomfort, exhaustion, social exclusion, vulnerability, powerlessness and low self-esteem (Narayan et al, 2000;Aryeetey et al, 2013). In this context, and as reflected through other literature, poverty was identified as a composite of both personal and community life situations where on the personal level, poverty is reflected in an inability to gain access to basic community services (Francis et al, 1997;Batse et al, 1999).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…Lack of social capital, or social exclusion, has also been highlighted as a significant characteristic of poverty during some studies (Narayan, 1997;Aryeetey et al, 2013;Kay et al, 2003). Support from family networks was found to be varied, including accommodation, food, money and other resources to initiate enterprises.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…There is also the observation that spatial inequalities in health and socioeconomic development between Southern and Northern Ghana and between rural and urban areas 34 are still a major problem and wider in the regions of Northern Ghana compared to Southern Ghana. 40 …”
Section: Study Areasmentioning
confidence: 99%