Mobile Money Use and Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Rural Uganda

Egami, Hiroyuki; Matsumoto, Tomoya

doi:10.3390/su12093741

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“…Hence, we expected positive impacts in several aspects of their lives other than consumption. Egami & Matsumoto (2020) examined the impact of mobile money on access to health services, particularly maternal healthcare. We found suggestive evidence that mobile money adoption increased the take-up of antenatal care.…”

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Improving the Livelihood of Livestock and Farmers and Public Health in Developing Countries through the Provision of Solutions for the Various Risks They Face

Makita

Ikegami

Matsumoto

2021

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Livestock plays an important role in the livelihoods of livestock farmers of developing countries through the provision of food, income sources, and assets. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has led global efforts on livestock research in developing countries, mainly in South and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and contributed to poverty alleviation and improvement of the health of people. During ILRI's over 50-year history, its research priorities and orientations have evolved from animal breeding, production and health to approaches addressing various risks faced by resource-poor livestock farmers. This review highlights the research work implemented by three Japanese scientists, who respectively evaluated or proposed innovative solutions to distinctive risks faced by livestock, agricultural farmers, and consumers in developing countries. They are namely, (1) Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) to counter climate change risks, (2) mobile money to livelihood risks, and (3) participatory risk analysis to food contamination. This review then identifies and discusses areas of further research needed to improve the livelihoods of livestock farmers, then concludes by calling for international collaboration.

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Improving the Livelihood of Livestock and Farmers and Public Health in Developing Countries through the Provision of Solutions for the Various Risks They Face

Makita

Ikegami

Matsumoto

2021

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“…Sixteen studies evaluated an intervention in Asia, [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] 13 studies in Africa, [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] 7 in South America 66-72 and 1 study evaluated interventions in multiple countries in South America and Asia. 73 The most studied country in this review was India (n=10).…”

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Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

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ObjectivesEarly and adequate antenatal care (ANC) has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Increasing evidence suggests that women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is a critical factor that may influence uptake of ANC during pregnancy. However, existing literature lacks a comprehensive synthesis of studies on WEE interventions and their effects on ANC outcomes. This systematic review analyses WEE interventions at the household, community and national levels and their effects on ANC outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries, where the majority of maternal deaths occur.MethodsSix electronic databases were systematically searched as well as 19 websites of relevant organisations. Studies published in English and after 2010 were included.ResultsFollowing abstract and full-text review, 37 studies were included in this review. Seven studies used an experimental study design, 26 studies used a quasi-experimental study design, 1 study used an observational design and 1 study was a systematic review with meta-analysis. Thirty-one included studies evaluated a household-level intervention, and six studies evaluated a community-level intervention. No included studies examined a national-level intervention.ConclusionMost included studies on household-level and community-level interventions found a positive association between the intervention and the number of ANC visits women received. This review emphasises the need for more WEE interventions that empower women at the national level, for the expansion of the definition of WEE to be more inclusive of the multidimensionality of WEE interventions and the social determinants of health, and the standardisation of ANC outcome measurement globally.

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“…If such hurdles in accessing healthcare can be overcome, it will reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Using the RePEAT data, Egami and Matsumoto (2020) looked at the impact of mobile money on access to health services, particularly maternal healthcare, in rural Uganda. They hypothesized that mobile money adoption would motivate rural Ugandan women to receive antenatal care.…”

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Mobile Revolution and Rural Development

Matsumoto

Munyegera²

2022

Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies

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Mobile phones have spread rapidly over the last two decades and are now being used even in rural areas of low-income countries, where the poor are concentrated. The number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in the Sub-Saharan Africa region went from 1.7 in 2000 to 82.4 in 2018, meaning that mobile phones have spread to almost all regions and all social classes. The widespread use of mobile phones has made it possible to deliver voice and text information to remote areas at a low cost and has also triggered a variety of services using mobile phones as a platform. Particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, electronic payment services on mobile phones or ‘mobile money’ rapidly spread and changed people’s lives. This significant change involves not only the urban wealthy but also the rural farmers who previously had little access to financial services. This essay summarizes the findings from the authors’ recent research on the impact of the mobile revolution on the lives of rural residents in developing economies.

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Mobile Money Use and Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Rural Uganda

Cited by 13 publications

References 36 publications

Improving the Livelihood of Livestock and Farmers and Public Health in Developing Countries through the Provision of Solutions for the Various Risks They Face

Improving the Livelihood of Livestock and Farmers and Public Health in Developing Countries through the Provision of Solutions for the Various Risks They Face

Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

Mobile Revolution and Rural Development

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