BACKGROUND Addressing the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young people remains a challenge for most developing countries. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of Health Service Providers (HSP) in providing SRH services to young people in Kenya. METHODS Qualitative study conducted in eight health facilities; five from Nairobi and three rural district hospitals in L...

INTRODUCTION Equitable access to health care is a key health systems goal, and is a particular concern in low-income countries. In Kenya, public facilities are an important resource for the poor, but little is known on the equity of service provision. This paper assesses whether poorer areas have poorer health services by investigating associations between public facility characteristics and th...

In this paper we explore the concept of human service delivery in health care enhanced by the application of the Internet and viewed from the perspective of allied health, in particular, social work professionals. We view the Internet as a tool which can facilitate changes in health care service provision. It can promote the exchange of information and stimulate communication between health pro...

BACKGROUND Rural healthcare facilities in low-income countries play a major role in providing primary care to rural populations. We examined the link of foreign aid with government investments and medical service provision in rural health centres in Rwanda. METHODS Using the District Health System Strengthening Tool, a web-based database built by the Ministry of Health in Rwanda, we construct...

This paper estimates the effect of informal care provision on female caregiver’s health. We use data from the German Socio-economic Panel and assess effects up to seven years after care provision. A simulation-based sensitivity analysis scrutinizes the sensitivity of the results with respect to potential deviations from the conditional independence assumption in the regression adjusted matching...

Primary care groups are expected to meet the primary health care needs of their local population. In the inner-city London borough of Lambeth there are high levels of sexual health needs. The North Lambeth Primary Care Commissioning Group identified the evaluation and further development of contraceptive services, particularly to those under the age of 25, as a priority. An evaluation of curren...