Author's response to reviews Title:Incentives for non-physician health professionals to work in the rural and remote areas of Mozambique - a discrete choice experiment for eliciting job preferences

Incentives for non-physician health professionals to work in the rural and remote areas of Mozambique—a discrete choice experiment for eliciting job preferences

BACKGROUND Successfully motivating and retaining health workers is critical for the effective performance of health systems. In Mozambique, a shortage of health care professionals and low levels of staff motivation in rural and remote areas pose challenges to the provision of equitable health care delivery. This study provides quantitative information on the job preferences of non-physician hea...

Addressing Health Workforce Distribution Concerns: A Discrete Choice Experiment to Develop Rural Retention Strategies in Cameroon

Background Nearly every nation in the world faces shortages of health workers in remote areas. Cameroon is no exception to this. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is currently considering several rural retention strategies to motivate qualified health personnel to practice in remote rural areas.   Methods To better calibrate these mechanisms and to develop evidence-based retention strategies...

Eliciting Preferences for Health Insurance in Iran Using Discrete Choice Experiment Analysis

Background The preferences of Iranians concerning the attributes of health insurance benefit packages are not well studied. This study aimed to elicit health insurance preferences among insured people in Iran during 2016.   Methods A mixed method...

Author's response to reviews Title: Preferences for working in rural clinics among trainee health professionals in Uganda: a discrete choice experiment Authors:

Cost-Effectiveness of Rural Incentive Packages for Graduating Medical Students in Lao PDR

Background The dearth of health workers in rural settings in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and other developing countries limits healthcare access and outcomes. In evaluating non-wage financial incentive packages as a potential policy option to attract health workers to rural settings, understanding the expected costs and effects of the various programs ex antecan assist policy-makers ...