Health profile and health insurance coverage among a defined rural population of Tumkur, Karnataka: A cross sectional study
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
To study the health profile of the population under study 3 To assess the health insurance coverage and utilization patterns in the study populationMaterials and Methods It is a Cross sectional study This study was undertaken in the rural field practice area of Sri Siddhartha Medical College Tumkur Karnataka Six villages were chosen randomly Multi stage sampling method was used Sampling units were households Oral questionnaire was used to collect the data and physiological parameters were measuredResults According to this study 80 were Hindus 15 were Muslims 5 Christians57 of the families belonged to OBC other backward castes Average family size 35409 SDplusmn11861 Anaemia was present in 649 of the population Major recent illness were URTI 53 head ache 12 and myalgia 9 Health insurance coverage is 20 in the study areaConclusion The major illnesses in the population were anaemia 65 58 had dental caries hypertension was 24 15 of them had diabetes mellitus Health insurance coverage was around 20 Majority of the households 93 were not aware about any health insurance schemes Only 13 of the insured were aware about the benefits of health insurance scheme and 8 of those who insured utilised the health insurance scheme benefitsKeywords Health Profile Universal Health Coverage Rural Population India Health Insurance
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Shwetha Dr. , Ashok J, Ashiq R Mir
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