User fees or equity funds in low-income countries

User fees or equity funds in low-income countries.

How User Fees Influence Contraception in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Accessible and quality reproductive health services are critical for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). After a decade of waning investment in family planning, interest and funding are growing once again. This article assesses whether introducing, removing, or changing user fees for contraception has an effect on contraceptive use. We conducted a search of 14 international databases. We ...

capacity of low and middle income countries for equity - oriented

Health Research Profile to assess the capacity of low and middle income countries for equity-oriented

Poverty and user fees for public health care in low-income countries: lessons from Uganda and Cambodia.

Public health systems in most low-income countries are unfair to poor people. Clearly preventive and curative public health-care services, especially hospital services, are accessed by poor people less frequently than by those who are better off . This injustice is now high on the international agenda. A solution for this issue has some global dimensions, such as the need for a large transfer o...

The impact of user fees on health service utilization in low- and middle-income countries: how strong is the evidence?

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, economics and health literature databases and other sources was performed to identify and appraise studies on the effects of introducing, removing, increasing or reducing user charges on the uptake of various health services in...