A5066514422- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Global Health and Surgery
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global trade and economics
- Health Policy Implementation Science
University of Leeds
2016-2025
Nuffield Health
2014-2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2021
University of Ghana
2021
Ghana Health Service
2021
University of London
2021
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
2020
Chitwan Medical College
2020
University of Nigeria
2019
Queen Margaret University
2013
Despite the growth of managed care in United States, there is little information about arrangements managed-care plans make with physicians.
Summary Objective To measure costs and willingness‐to‐pay for delivery care services in 8 districts of Nepal. Method Household were used to estimate total resource requirements finance: (1) the current pattern service use; (2) all women deliver a health facility; (3) skilled attendance at home deliveries with timely referral complicated cases facility offering comprehensive obstetric services. Results The average cost household ranged from 410 RS ($5.43) (with friend or relative attending)...
Summary Objectives The Skilled Care Initiative (SCI) was a comprehensive skilled attendance at delivery strategy implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family International in Ouargaye district (Burkina Faso) from 2002 to 2005. We aimed evaluate relationships between accessibility, functioning health centres utilisation care SCI intervention (Ouargaye) compare this with another (Diapaga). Methods Data were collected on staffing, equipment, water energy supply for all functionality index...
This article examines socioeconomic inequalities in maternal and child health care Nigeria over an 18-year period. Studies demonstrate that mortality is much higher amongst the poor low-income countries, with access to concentrated among wealthiest. Evidence suggests quality services continue persist. We use data from two rounds of Nigerian Demographic Heath Survey (NDHS) conducted 1990 2008 measure variables across status using concentration curves indices. Factors contributing are...
An important feature of the health care system Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Central Eastern Europe is presence informal or under-the-table payments. It generally accepted that these represent a significant contribution to income medical staff. Discussions with practitioners suggest for certain specialities in hospitals doctor might obtain many times his official income. Yet little empirical work has been done this area. Informal payments can be divided into those paid providers go directly...
In common with many developing countries, Vietnam has begun to introduce user fees at community and district level. This is part response the transformation of economy, economic recession, growing acceptability alternative forms health finance. article examines impact these charges on rural poor. Results from a 1995 survey in North suggest that poor generally delay treatment, make less use government facilities, pay more for each episode illness than rich. There evidence are forced reduce...
Evidence from low and middle income countries (LMICs) suggests that maternal mortality is more prevalent among the poor whereas access to health services concentrated rich. In Bangladesh substantial inequities exist both in use of facility-based basic obstetric care for home births attended by skilled birth attendant. BRAC initiated an intervention on Improving Maternal, Neonatal, Child Survival (IMNCS) rural areas 2008. One objectives improve utilization child poor. This study aimed look at...
Abstract Background The last decade has seen widespread retreat from user fees with the intention to reduce financial constraints users in accessing health care and particular improving access reproductive, maternal newborn services. This had important benefits reducing barriers a number of settings. If policies work as intended, service utilization rates increase. However this increases workloads for staff at same time, loss fee revenues can imply that workers lose bonuses or allowances, it...
Logic models (LMs) have been used in programme evaluation for over four decades. Current debate questions the ability of logic modelling techniques to incorporate contextual factors into models. We share experience developing a model within an ongoing realist which assesses extent which, and under what circumstances community health workers (CHW) promotes access maternity services Nigeria. The article contributes by: i) reflecting on how other scholars captured context during LM development...
Achievement of improved maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes continues to be an issue international priority, particularly for sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria. Evidence suggests that the use Community Health Workers (CHWs) can effective in broadening access to, coverage of, services improving MCH countries. In this paper, we report methodology a 5-year study which aims evaluate context, processes, longer-term sustainability Nigerian CHW scheme. Evaluation complex...
Globally, adolescent health remains a public priority given that adolescents often face unique vulnerabilities to issues like mental disorders, substance abuse, and sexual risks. In developing countries Ghana, primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) are the first point of contact for addressing these issues. However, there is lack literature examining capacity PHCs address reproductive (ASRH) This study aims fill this gap in by assessing availability readiness ASRH services within Ghana's PHCs....