Dr Divya Parmar

Journal Article (15)

1. Parmar, D., Stavropoulou, C. and Ioannidis, J.P. (06 Sep 2016). Health outcomes during the 2008 financial crisis in Europe: systematic literature review.. BMJ, 354, i4588.
2. Bradley, S., McCourt, C., Rayment, J. and Parmar, D. (01 Nov 2016). Disrespectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis of women's perceptions and experiences. Social Science and Medicine, 169, 157-170. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.039
3. Leone, T, , Coast, E, , Parmar, and Vwalika, B, (14 Feb 2016). The individual level cost of pregnancy termination in Zambia: a comparison of safe and unsafe abortion. Health Policy and Planning, 31(7), 825-833. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv138
4. Fenny, A.P., Asante, F.A., Arhinful, D.K., Kusi, A., Parmar, D. and Williams, G. (10 May 2016). Who uses outpatient healthcare services under Ghana's health protection scheme and why?. BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 16, . doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1429-z
5. Savadogo, G., Souarès, A., Sié, A., Parmar, D., Bibeau, G. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Jan 2015). Using a community-based definition of poverty for targeting poor households for premium subsidies in the context of a community health insurance in Burkina Faso. BMC public health, 15, 84. doi: 10.1186/s12889-014-1335-4
6. Parmar, D., Leone, T., Coast, E., Murray, S.F., Hukin, E. and Vwalika, B. (24 Dec 2015). Cost of abortions in Zambia: A comparison of safe abortion and post abortion care. Global Public Health, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1123747
7. Parmar, D., Williams, G., Dkhimi, F., Ndiaye, A., Asante, F.A., Arhinful, D.K. and Mladovsky, P. (Oct 2014). Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs in West Africa--does social exclusion play a part?. Soc Sci Med, 119, 36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.08.011
8. Parmar, D., De Allegri, M., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Jan 2014). Do community-based health insurance schemes fulfil the promise of equity? A study from Burkina Faso. HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING, 29(1), 76-84. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czs136
9. Parmar, D., Souares, A., De Allegri, M., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. (02 Jul 2012). Adverse selection in a community-based health insurance scheme in rural Africa: Implications for introducing targeted subsidies. BMC Health Services Research, 12(1). doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-181
10. Parmar, D., Reinhold, S., Souares, A., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Apr 2012). Does Community-Based Health Insurance Protect Household Assets? Evidence from Rural Africa. HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 47(2), 819-839. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01321.x
11. Savadogo, G., Souares, A., Parmar, D., Sie, A., Bibeau, G. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Oct 2011). Targeted subsidies to improve enrolment to community-based health insurance among poorest households: why do we need to consider community perceptions and criteria of poverty during the identification process, Nouna Burkina Faso. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 16, 330-330.
12. Souares, A., Savadogo, G., Parmar, D., Sie, A. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Oct 2011). Changes in utilization of health services among the poor: is health insurance benefitting the poorest households?. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 16, 92-92.
13. Souares, A., Savadogo, G., Dong, H., Parmar, D., Sie, A. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Jul 2010). Using community wealth ranking to identify the poor for subsidies: a case study of community-based health insurance in Nouna, Burkina Faso. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 18(4), 363-368. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00905.x
14. Parmar, D., Baruwa, E.M., Zuber, P. and Kone, S. (Mar 2010). Impact of wastage on single and multi-dose vaccine vials: implications for introducing pneumococcal vaccines in developing countries.. Human Vaccines, 6, 270-278.
15. Souares, A., Epp-Graack, G., Savadogo, G., Parmar, D., Sie, A. and Sauerborn, R. (01 Sep 2009). Comparison of medical treatment between community-based insurance members and non-members in primary health care in Nouna, Burkina Faso. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 14, 32-32.

Chapter (4)

1. Parmar, D. and De Allegri, M. (01 Nov 2014). Operationalizing impact evaluations: from theory to practice. Radermacher, R. and Roth, K. (Ed.), Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance Luxembourg: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy.

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2. Williams, G., Mladovsky, P., Dkhimi, F., Soors, W. and Parmar, D. (20 Dec 2014). Social exclusion and social health protection in low- and middle-income countries: an introduction. (Ed.), Health Inc - Towards equitable coverage and more inclusive social protection in health Antwerp: ITGPress.
3. Fenny, A.P., Asante, F., Arhinful, D.K., Kusi, A., Williams, G. and Parmar, D. (20 Dec 2014). Safeguarding individual’s utilisation of healthcare: the case of the NHIS in Ghana. (Ed.), Health Inc - Towards equitable coverage and more inclusive social protection in health Antwerp: ITGPress.
4. Kusi, A., Arhinful, D.K., Asante, F., Fenny, A.P. and Parmar, D. (20 Dec 2014). Are women excluded from social protection programmes in Ghana? A case study of the National Health Insurance Scheme. (Ed.), Health Inc - Towards equitable coverage and more inclusive social protection in health Antwerp: ITGPress.

Conference (12)

1. Parmar, Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs – does social exclusion play a part?. Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, 30 Sep 2014, Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Haber, N., Parmar, D., Pitchforth, E., Thomson, S., Ghosh, S. and Mladovsky, P. Private health insurance market in India: current trends and policy implications. Health Systems in Asia: Equity, Governance and Social Impact, 13 Dec 2013, Singapore.

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3. Parmar, D. Community-based health insurance: improving household economic indicators?. 2nd Scientific Meeting Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna, 03 Dec 2009, Nouna, Burkina Faso.
4. Parmar, D., De Allegri, M., Souares, A., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. Equity impact of community-based health insurance (2004-2008). 3rd International Conference on Health Financing in Developing and Emerging Countries (CERDI), 11 May 2011, Université d’Auvergne, France.
5. Parmar, Comparing enrolment of older people in NHIS in Ghana and Plan Sesame in Senegal. Financing health care for inclusion (Health Inc) Final Conference, 28 Oct 2014, Antwerp, Belgium.
6. Parmar, D., Souares, A., Allegri, M.D., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. Community-based health insurance scheme in Burkina Faso: can premium subsidies increase adverse selection?. 13th Annual Scientific Conference of ICDDR,B: Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage, 14 Mar 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
7. Parmar, Do user fee exemption policies for maternal healthcare work? Studying the impact of Free Delivery and Caesarean Policy in Senegal.. International Health Conference, 25 Jun 2015, St Hugh’s College, Oxford.
8. Parmar, Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs in Senegal and Ghana. Third International Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), 11 Mar 2014, Nairobi, Kenya.
9. Parmar, D., Souares, A., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. Does community-based health insurance protect household assets?. 9th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy, 28 Jun 2010, Athens, Greece.
10. Parmar, D., Leone, T., Coast, E., Hukin, E., Murray, S. and Vwalika, B. Health system costs of safe abortion and post abortion care from unsafe induced abortions in Zambia. Third International Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), 11 Mar 2014, Nairobi, Kenya.
11. Parmar, , Steffen, R., Souares, A., Savadogo, G. and Sauerborn, R. Does community-based health insurance protect household assets?: evidence from rural Africa. 8th World Congress on Health Economics, 10 Jul 2011, Toronto, Canada.
12. Leone, T., Coast, E., Parmar, D. and Murray, S. The socio-economic burden of unsafe abortion for women and households in Zambia. BSPS Annual Conference,, 08 Sep 2014, University of Winchester.