Results Most interventions combined microfinance with health education , which demonstrated positive effects on health knowledge and behaviours , though not health status .
Interventions combining multiple health components in a given study demonstrated positive effects , though it was unclear which component was driving the effect .
Discussion Integrated microfinance and health education programs were effective , though longer intervention periods are necessary to measure more complex pathways to health status .
The effect of microfinance combined with other health components was less clear .
Background Solutions delivered within firm sectoral boundaries are inadequate in achieving income security and better health for poor population s.  Integrated microfinance and health interventions leverage networks of women to promote financial inclusion , build livelihoods , and safeguard against high cost illnesses .
Our underst and ing of the effect of integrated interventions has been limited by variability in intervention , outcome , design , and method ological rigour .
This systematic review synthesis es the literature through 2015 to underst and the effect of  integrated microfinance and health programs .
Mobilizing community-based health insurance to enhance awareness & prevention of airborne, vector-borne & waterborne diseases in rural India
Background & Objectives : Despite remarkable progress in airborne , vector-borne and waterborne diseases in India , the morbidity associated with these diseases is still high . Many of these diseases are controllable through awareness and preventive practice . This study was an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive care awareness campaign in enhancing knowledge related with airborne , vector-borne and waterborne diseases , carried out in 2011 in three rural communities in India ( Pratapgarh and Kanpur-Dehat in Uttar Pradesh and Vaishali in Bihar ) . Methods : Data for this analysis were collected from two surveys , one done before the campaign and the other after it , each of 300 r and omly selected households drawn from a larger sample of Self-Help Groups ( SHGs ) members invited to join community-based health insurance ( CBHI ) schemes . Results : The results showed a significant increase both in awareness ( 34 % , p<0.001 ) and in preventive practice s ( 48 % , P=0.001 ) , suggesting that the awareness campaign was effective . However , average practice scores ( 0.31 ) were substantially lower than average awareness scores ( 0.47 ) , even in post campaign . Awareness and preventive practice s were less prevalent in vector-borne diseases than in airborne and waterborne diseases . Education was positively associated with both awareness and practice scores . The awareness scores were positive and significant determinants of the practice scores , both in the pre- and in the post-campaign results . Affiliation to CBHI had significant positive influence on awareness and on practice scores in the post-campaign period . Interpretation & Conclusions : The results suggest that well-crafted health educational campaigns can be effective in raising awareness and promoting health-enhancing practice s in re source -poor setting s. It also confirms that CBHI can serve as a platform to enhance awareness to risks of exposure to airborne , vector-borne and waterborne diseases , and encourage preventive practice
Results Most interventions combined microfinance with health education , which demonstrated positive effects on health knowledge and behaviours , though not health status .
Interventions combining multiple health components in a given study demonstrated positive effects , though it was unclear which component was driving the effect .
Discussion Integrated microfinance and health education programs were effective , though longer intervention periods are necessary to measure more complex pathways to health status .
The effect of microfinance combined with other health components was less clear .
Background Solutions delivered within firm sectoral boundaries are inadequate in achieving income security and better health for poor population s.  Integrated microfinance and health interventions leverage networks of women to promote financial inclusion , build livelihoods , and safeguard against high cost illnesses .
Our underst and ing of the effect of integrated interventions has been limited by variability in intervention , outcome , design , and method ological rigour .
This systematic review synthesis es the literature through 2015 to underst and the effect of  integrated microfinance and health programs .