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

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Self Employed Women's Association

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 380001