Microfinance and women's health: an evaluation of women's health behaviors in Jimma, Ethiopia

Collier, Stephanie; Tesfaye, Markos; Henderson, Tanya; Abafita, Jemal; Tarbi, Elise; Pietras, Alison C.; Chemali, Zeina

doi:10.1080/17542863.2012.734839

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“…The evidence on the extent to which participation in microfinance programs affects health behaviour of their participants is scant. A few papers investigated the impacts of microfinance on child health and women health in Indonesia, Latin America, Africa (DeLoach and Lamanna, 2011;Collier, Tesfaye et al, 2014;Geissler and Leatherman, 2015). This study contributes to the literature by conducting a household survey to examine the effects of microfinance on health behaviour of participants in four popular MFIs in Bangladesh.…”

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The relationship between access to microfinance, health-seeking behaviour and health service uses: Evidence from Bangladesh

Bhuiya

Khanam

Rahman

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Economic Analysis and Policy

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This paper examines the extent to which participation in microfinance programs improves health service uses and health-seeking behaviour of participants. The study collects and analyses data from 439 households across 20 villages of four districts covered by three popular microfinance programs in Bangladesh. Our results suggest that participation in a microfinance program is positively associated with improvements in health services uses and health-seeking behaviour. Participation in microfinance programs is found to be associated with significant improvement in three health-related issues: antenatal care, diarrhoea remedial, and immunisation. A positive association between participation in microfinance and other health service uses is also found with weak statistical evidence.

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The relationship between access to microfinance, health-seeking behaviour and health service uses: Evidence from Bangladesh

Bhuiya

Khanam

Rahman

et al. 2018

Economic Analysis and Policy

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A systematic review of microfinance and women’s health literature: Directions for future research

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Burke

2016

Global Public Health

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While growing evidence suggests that microfinance is an effective approach for improved women's health, a significant gap remains in our understanding. The objective of this review is to synthesise the findings from published literature focused on microfinance and health issues particularly affecting women, including HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, mental health, and violence. Forty-one articles that examine the impact of microfinance participation on women's health were identified through a systematic search of electronic databases, coded using a structured abstraction form, and synthesised. Review results indicate that the impact of microfinance on women's health is an area in great need of research and publication attention. Varied quality and reporting in the identified articles restricted the ability to draw concrete conclusions regarding the relationship between microfinance participation and women's health, but led to the identification of current gaps in existing published research. Future research should work to address the recommendations provided in order to offer additional evidence to better understand the use of microfinance programming as a structural intervention to improve women's health.

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Microfinance and women's health: an evaluation of women's health behaviors in Jimma, Ethiopia

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The relationship between access to microfinance, health-seeking behaviour and health service uses: Evidence from Bangladesh

The relationship between access to microfinance, health-seeking behaviour and health service uses: Evidence from Bangladesh

A systematic review of microfinance and women’s health literature: Directions for future research

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