OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of user charges on the uptake of health services in low-
and middle-income countries. METHODS: A systematic search of 25 social science …

Many low-and middle-income countries continue to search for better ways of financing their
health systems. Common to many of these systems are problems of inadequate resource …

A lack of good quality evidence on the effect of alternative social policies in low-and middle-
income countries has been recently underlined and the value of randomized trials …

OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of utilisation for antenatal care (ANC) and skilled
attendance at birth after a substantial reduction in user fees. METHODS: The study was …

Policy researchers have used various categories of variables to explain why policies
change, including those related to institutions, interests and ideas. Recent research has paid …

Plain language summary The impact of user fees on access to health services in low‐and
middle‐income countries Researchers in the Cochrane Collaboration conducted a review of …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the impact of community-based health insurance (CBI) on
utilization of health care services in rural Burkina Faso. METHODS: Propensity score …

Background Delays in care-seeking for childhood illness may lead to more severe
outcomes. We evaluated whether community distance from a primary healthcare facility was …

During the early 1990s, global health experts developed a new model of emergency
obstetric care: post-abortion care or PAC. In developing countries with restrictive abortion …

In West Africa, the famous “implementation gap” concept applies to health policies. During
the implementation of the Bamako Initiative (BI), the actors were drawn to policies solely for …