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Health Systems and Policy Research

  • ISSN: 2254-9137
  • Journal h-index: 10
  • Journal CiteScore: 1.70
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.84
  • Average acceptance to publication time (5-7 days)
  • Average article processing time (30-45 days) Less than 5 volumes 30 days
    8 - 9 volumes 40 days
    10 and more volumes 45 days
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Challenges Facing Successful Scaling Up of Effective Screening for Cardiovascular Disease by Community Health Workers in Mexico and South Africa: Policy Implications

Acceptability and Utilization of Community Health Workers after the Adoption of the Integrated Community Case Management Policy in Kabarole District in Uganda

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Htoo Wai Aung

Department of Health and Sports, University of Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar

Publications

  • Case Report   
    Awareness and Utilization of Health Services under Social Security Scheme among Insured Persons in Yangon Region, 2018
    Author(s): Htoo Wai Aung*

    Objective: In Myanmar, Social Security Scheme had been implemented since 1956. Social security law was reoriented in 2012 to promote the insurance coverage, and extend the health services including the purchaser-provider split system which is steered by social security board. The study explored the awareness, attitude toward, health seeking behavior, and utilization of health services under the scheme among insured persons, and find out the barriers to access by qualitative approach. Methods: Community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 270 employees from 6 factories in three townships of Yangon region by using pre-structured questionnaires. Multistage sampling method was used. Health seeking behavior was explored by Andersen’s model of healthcare utilization. Utilization rates were calculated by USAID Measure .. View More»

    DOI: 10.36648/2254-9137.22.9.156

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