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Peter Twum

Researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publications -  11
Citations -  142

Peter Twum is an academic researcher from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Public health. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 8 publications receiving 94 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter Twum include Shandong University.

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National equity of health resource allocation in China: data from 2009 to 2013.

TL;DR: The equity of health resources allocation in eastern regions was the worst except for the aspect of health technical personnel allocation, and the regional contribution rates were lower than that of the inter-regional contribution rates which were beyond 60 %.
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Effectiveness of a free maternal healthcare programme under the National Health Insurance Scheme on skilled care: evidence from a cross-sectional study in two districts in Ghana

TL;DR: Evaluated if women registered with the insurance had a better chance of accessing maternal healthcare services in two districts in Ghana found that pregnant women who registered with health insurance had at least four antenatal care visits and delivered in a health facility but majority of them did not go for postnatal care.
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Factors Influencing Nonrenewal of Health Insurance Membership in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region, Ghana

TL;DR: The nonrenewal of health insurance membership was influenced by sociodemographic, household, and systemic factors, and the Municipal Health Directorate and the National Health Insurance Authority have to work on these factors to reach the target of 100% active coverage in the municipality.
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Factors determining the demand for health insurance among the migrant workers

TL;DR: The results revealed that gender of an individual was significant in determining the health insurance ownership among tuberculosis patients, and a possible policy solution that would make health insurance compulsory would help to increase the demand for medical aid scheme.
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Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

TL;DR: Challenges in healthcare access among vulnerable populations independent of the type of vulnerability are highlighted and the need for stakeholders to work to address access differentials in the NHIS and adopt other innovative care strategies that may have broader applicability for all populations is highlighted.