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dc.contributor.authorTaiwo, P. A.-
dc.contributor.authorOwumi, B. E.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-09T11:01:26Z-
dc.date.available2018-10-09T11:01:26Z-
dc.date.issued2014-10-
dc.identifier.issn1597-5207-
dc.identifier.otherui_art_taiwo_integrating_2014-
dc.identifier.otherIbadan Journal of the Social Sciences 12(2), pp. 125-146-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1387-
dc.description.abstractMicrofinance role in women empowerment and poverty alleviation has received a lot of focus with negligible attention on health implications. This paper-focuses on microfinance and health integration services as pathway for sustainable poverty alleviation, using cross-sectional survey of 750 purposively selected respondents (400 from microfinance banks (MBs), with integrated health-related services (IHS) and 350 from MBs without IHS in Benin, Ugbowo, Iruekpen, Auchi, Jattu and Ekpoma. Fourteen In-depth interviews and 20 Key Informant Interviews were conducted. Respondents (60.3%) from MBs with IHS, who attached high importance to their health, doubled those from MBs without IHS (30.3%). IHS enabled clients practice preventive health behaviour and payment for health services. IHS helps women value their health and reduces health-risks. MBs should be encouraged and funded to integrate health-related services in their operations.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleIntegrating health services into Microfinance operations for sustainable poverty alleviation: The case of female clients in Edo Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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