Status:
COMPLETED
Experimental Study to Assess Interventions Aimed at Improving the Equity Impact of Community-Based Health Insurance
Lead Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Wellcome Trust
Conditions:
Health Insurance
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assesses interventions aimed at improving the distributional impact of a community based health insurance scheme in rural India.
Detailed Description
Community based health insurance is often cited as a means of improving access and financial protection in developing countries, but such schemes may not benefit the poorest. We evaluate alternative s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subdistrict
- 500 or more female (\>=18 y of age) SEWA Insurance members in 2003
- Subdistrict
Exclusion
- All members were mandatorily enrolled in the scheme by a donor agency
- Ahe sub-district had no general hospital of 25 beds or more
- Individual Inclusion Criteria:
- All female and male members of SEWA Insurance for 2004 and 2005
- Individual
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
688 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00421629
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
April 1 2006
Last Update
January 12 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Self Employed Women's Association
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 380001