Healthcare reform involving the introduction of user fees and drug revolving funds: Influence on health workers' behavior in southeast Nigeria

Health Policy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bamako initiative; Drug revolving funds; Health workers; Nigeria; User fees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFIT; SALARY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 27744544784     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.01.019     Document Type: Article

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