Evidence suggests that demand-side barriers may be as important as supply factors in
deterring patients from obtaining treatment. Yet relatively little attention is given, either by …

Large disparities in maternal and neonatal mortality exist between low-and high-income
countries. Mothers and babies continue to die at high rates in many countries despite …

Background Enhancing quality of health care delivered in public health facilities in
developing countries is a key prerequisite to increase utilization and sustainability of health …

Both under-and over-treatment of communicable diseases are public bads. But efforts to
decrease one run the risk of increasing the other. Using rich experimental data on …

Objectives. We fielded a population-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) in rural
western Tanzania, where only one third of women deliver children in a health facility, to …

Background Despite recent reductions in prevalence, China still faces a substantial
tuberculosis (TB) burden, with future progress dependent on the ability of rural providers to …

In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, developing countries have been investing in village-
level primary care facilities to bring skilled delivery services closer to women. We explored …

We examine the evidence that the behavior of clinicians is impacted by the fact that they are
being observed by a research team. Data on the quality of care provided by clinicians in …

Abstract Background Despite Malawi government's policy to support women to deliver in
health facilities with the assistance of skilled attendants, some women do not access this …

Background Access to health care can be described along four dimensions: geographic
accessibility, availability, financial accessibility and acceptability. Geographic accessibility …