Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 657

Full Length Research Paper

Community based health insurance as a viable option for health financing: An assessment of household willingness to pay in Lagos, Nigeria

Agbo Ijeoma
  • Agbo Ijeoma
  • Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Onajole Adebayo
  • Onajole Adebayo
  • Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Ogunnowo Babatunde
  • Ogunnowo Babatunde
  • Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Emechebe Angela
  • Emechebe Angela
  • Department of Community Health, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Lagos State Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 08 January 2019
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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