%0 Journal Article
%T DOES COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
%A Venkatesh G.M.
%A Siddharam Metri
%J International Journal of Biomedical Research
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.7439/ijbr.v2i5.105
%X Objective: The present study was undertaken to understand whether insurance played a role in   health seeking behaviour among women undergoing hysterectomy. Method: A pre-tested questionnaire was developed and evaluated on 776 females who underwent hysterectomy. Results: Majority [32%] of insured patients had symptoms of   less than 6 months duration, while in a majority [30%] of uninsured patients it was more than 2 yrs. Also the most severe disease that is carcinoma [uterine or ovarian or tubal] is seen more among uninsured patients [17%] compared to insured women [11%]. Conclusion: This indicates that insured patients are seeking health services earlier than uninsured ones and before the benign form of disease progresses to malignant one.
%K Community Based Health Insurance
%K Health seeking Behaviour
%K Hysterectomy
%U http://ijbr.ssjournals.com/index.php/journal/article/view/37