Global Surgery Indicators and Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Multicenter Cross-Country Comparative Study Building the Case for Health System Strengthening
Kevin Paul Ferraris1*Eric Paolo M. Palabyab1 Sergei Kim2Hideaki Matsumura3Maria Eufemia C. Yap4Venus Oliva Cloma-Rosales5German Letyagin2Ai Muroi3Ronnie E. Baticulon1,6Jose Carlos Alcazaren1Kenny Seng1,6Joseph Erroll Navarro1 This article is available online: Click here If you have questions you may send us a message at hello@101healthresearch.com
Utilization of Social Health Insurance for Maternal Health Services in the Philippines
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) implemented the Maternity Care Package (MCP) in 2001 making explicit the intention to improve health care access and financing support for pregnant members. The MCP benefit was one of the health financing packages aimed at attaining the Millennium Development Goals. After more than a decade of design enhancements and implementation, a review of its utilization can inform whether PhilHealth coverage led to maternal health care access among women of reproductive age. A household survey among women of reproductive age using a multistage sampling design was conducted in 2016. Out of 1,041 respondents, only 67.5% were aware of PhilHealth benefits for delivery care; respondents aware about the coverage for antenatal (48.3%) and postnatal care (39.8%) were even fewer. Among PhilHealth members, the self-reported utilization of MCP for delivery was 29.7%, and even lower during the antenatal (18.9%) and postnatal periods (13.0%). Sociodemographic factors associated with higher utilization of MCP included older maternal age, older maternal age at first childbirth, at least college education, employment, and knowledge about their MCP entitlements. Continuity of care and awareness of entitlements need to be improved. It is critical to address underlying gaps in access to reproductive health services, education, and employment, as well as to give attention to younger and teenage mothers. These findings hold lessons for a low-and middle-income country moving to provide universal health coverage to reduce maternal deaths.
Comparison of School-Based and Home-Based Application of Permethrin Shampoo for the Treatment of Pediculosis Capitis—A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial
Lady Diana Rose Laus-David, MD Makati Medical Center, Makati City Venus Oliva Cloma-Rosales, MD 101 Health Research, Makati City Click here to read.
