Safe motherhood voucher programme coverage of health facility deliveries among poor women in South-western Uganda
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Safe motherhood voucher programme coverage of health facility deliveries among poor women in South-western Uganda
There has been increased interest in and experimentation with demand-side mechanisms such as the use of vouchers that place purchasing power in the hands of targeted consumers to improve the uptake of healthcare services in low-income settings. A key measure of the success of such interventions is the extent to which the programmes have succeeded in reaching the target populations. This article...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1460-2237,0268-1080
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt079