An evaluation of a micro-credit system to promote health knowledge among poor women in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tilo Strobach (0000-0001-7840-0651, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author), Manfred Zaumseil (Freie Universität Berlin) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-136 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/dam003 |
| PMID | 17329274 |
| OpenAlex | W2110743103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
A Micro-credit system (MCS) is a financial system to support the economic needs of the poor. It is thought of as a community-based method to solve various problems, including the lack of health-related knowledge. Participants are organized in groups that assemble in regular meetings. Hadi (Hadi in Health Promotion International 16, 219-227, 2001) investigated the MCS as a method to solve the lack of health-related knowledge among the poor in Bangladesh. His result among rural MCS participants shows a positive relationship between the duration of membership in a micro-credit group and health knowledge. Further, more knowledge was ascertained among participants than among non-participants. The present research investigated the effectiveness of the MCS in increasing health-related knowledge. Comparisons were made between rural and urban groups on the basis of three different durations of membership and the influence of TV. This three-factorial design shows a significant increase in knowledge in a very short period in rural areas, whereas in urban areas, no systematic increase was found. TV plays a significant roll in increasing knowledge. Different theoretical conclusions are discussed on the basis of the results.
Business · Duration (music) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health promotion · Micro credit · Political science · Promotion (chess) · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |