Impact of results-based financing on effective obstetric care coverage: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Malawi

Results-based financing (RBF) describes health system approaches addressing both service quality and use. Effective coverage is a metric measuring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Although considered a means towards achieving UHC in settings with weak health financing modalities, th...

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Main Authors: Brenner, Stephan (Author) , Wilhelm, Danielle J. (Author) , Nesbitt, Robin C. (Author) , Lohmann, Julia (Author) , De Allegri, Manuela (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 19 October 2018
In: BMC health services research
Year: 2018, Volume: 18
ISSN:1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-018-3589-5
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3589-5
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Author Notes:Stephan Brenner, Jacob Mazalale, Danielle Wilhelm, Robin C. Nesbitt, Terhi J. Lohela, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Julia Lohmann, Adamson S. Muula and Manuela De Allegri
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Summary:Results-based financing (RBF) describes health system approaches addressing both service quality and use. Effective coverage is a metric measuring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Although considered a means towards achieving UHC in settings with weak health financing modalities, the impact of RBF on effective coverage has not been explicitly studied.
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ISSN:1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-018-3589-5