Abolishing user fees, fertility choice, and educational attainment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.09.006
Abstract: This study examines the effect of abolishing user fees from the maternal and child health (MCH) services on child quantity and quality in South Africa in the post-apartheid era. Exploiting exogenous variation in exposure to… read more here.
Keywords: policy; educational attainment; user fees; abolishing user ... See more keywords
The impact of reducing and eliminating user fees on facility-based delivery: a controlled interrupted time series in Burkina Faso
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy077
Abstract: User fee reduction and removal policies have been the object of extensive research, but little rigorous evidence exists on their sustained effects in relation to use of delivery care services, and no evidence exists on… read more here.
Keywords: delivery; user fees; facility based; based delivery ... See more keywords
‘Rowing against the current’: the policy process and effects of removing user fees for caesarean sections in Benin
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000537
Abstract: Background In 2009, the Benin government introduced a user fee exemption policy for caesarean sections. We analyse this policy with regard to how the existing ideas and institutions related to user fees influenced key steps… read more here.
Keywords: policy; user fees; process; caesarean sections ... See more keywords
PO 8504 EFFECT OF INCREASED USER FEES IN ACCESSING NEW TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN TANZANIA
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-edc.124
Abstract: Background While user fees in healthcare systems have been associated with quality improvement, a substantial increase may have a detrimental effect. This paper reports on the effects of increasing user fees on utilisation of TB… read more here.
Keywords: mmz; user; user fees; services tanzania ... See more keywords
The impact of user fees on uptake of HIV services and adherence to HIV treatment: Findings from a large HIV program in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238720
Abstract: Background Global HIV funding cutbacks have been accompanied by the adoption of user fees to address funding gaps in treatment programs. Our objective was to assess the impact of user fees on HIV care utilization… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; user fees; care; impact user ... See more keywords
Does introduction of user fees affect the utilization of cervical cancer screening services in Nigeria?
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DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_257_18
Abstract: Background: Screening for cervical cancer improves outcome. This comes at an economic price which some may not be able to afford. Objective: To evaluate the influence of user fees on the utilization of cervical cancer… read more here.
Keywords: introduction; cancer screening; user fees; cervical cancer ... See more keywords