The relationship between a microfinance-based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya
Summary. A microfinance program integrated with health screenings in rural Western Kenya significantly increased rates of health screening for multiple conditions including diabetes and cervical cancer among participants. However, microfinance membership did not improve health insurance uptake or disease management outcomes. The findings suggest that combining microfinance with healthcare delivery can overcome structural barriers to screening access, though additional interventions are needed to improve insurance coverage and disease management in low-resource settings.
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Rosenberg, M., Amisi, J. A., Szkwarko, D., Tran, D. N., Genberg, B. L., Luetke, M., Kianersi, S., Namae, J., Laktabai, J., & Pastakia, S.. (2020). The relationship between a microfinance-based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05712-6
Rosenberg, Molly, et al. “The relationship between a microfinance-based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya.” BMC Health Services Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05712-6.
Rosenberg, Molly, James Akiruga Amisi, Daria Szkwarko, Dan N. Tran, Becky L. Genberg, Maya Luetke, Sina Kianersi, Jane Namae, Jeremiah Laktabai, and Sonak Pastakia. 2020. “The relationship between a microfinance-based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya.” BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05712-6.
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title = {The relationship between a microfinance-based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya},
author = {Molly Rosenberg and James Akiruga Amisi and Daria Szkwarko and Dan N. Tran and Becky L. Genberg and Maya Luetke and Sina Kianersi and Jane Namae and Jeremiah Laktabai and Sonak Pastakia},
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- DOI
- 10.1186/s12913-020-05712-6
- Countries
- Kenya
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- Africa
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- rural-healthcare, funding
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- 2026-04-28