New Anemia Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Ghana (Association between health insurance membership and anaemia among children under-five years. Evidence from Ghana)

2020 SEP 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Hematologic Diseases and Conditions - Anemia is now available. According to news originating from Accra, Ghana, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Anaemia is prevalent among children in developing countries. The main objective of this study was to assess the association between health insurance membership and anaemia among Ghanaian children under-five years.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Ghana, “We obtained Ghana’s Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey, 2011 dataset from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. Data were analyzed with the aid of Stata/IC, version 15. The prevalence of anaemia among Ghanaian children under-five years was estimated to be 57%. Majority (73%) of the children were not insured. Health insurance membership was found to be a significant predictor of anaemia among children under-five years. Health insurance membership is a protective factor against anaemia among children under-five years.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “In the quest to eradicate anaemia among children, stakeholders would have to review the benefit package of the National Health Insurance Scheme coupled with prioritizing anaemia prevention interventions among more vulnerable children.”

For more information on this research see: Association between health insurance membership and anaemia among children under-five years. Evidence from Ghana. Plos One, 2020;15(9):e0238792. (Public Library of Science - www.plos.org; Plos One - www.plosone.org)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Dept. of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Additional authors for this research include Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Joshua Cobby Azilaku and Jacqueline Nkrumah.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238792. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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