User fee exemptions are not enough: out-of-pocket payments for ‘free’ delivery services in rural Tanzania
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User fee exemptions are not enough: out-of-pocket payments for 'free' delivery services in rural Tanzania.
OBJECTIVE To identify the main drivers of costs of facility delivery and the financial consequences for households among rural women in Tanzania, a country with a policy of delivery fee exemptions. METHODS We selected a representative sample of households in a rural district in western Tanzania. Women who given birth within 5 years were asked about payments for doctor's/nurse's fees, drugs, n...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine & International Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02173.x