The impact of reducing financial barriers on utilisation of a primary health care facility in Rwanda

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-86

  Dhillon, Ranu S ^a   Bonds, Matthew H ^b   Fraden, Max ^a   Ndahiro, Donald ^c   Ruxin, Josh ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c Millennium Villages Project   (Rwanda)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

community based health insurance; Mayange; mutuelle; Rwanda; user fees

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DANGER, RISK, SAFETY AND RELATED PHENOMENA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INVESTMENT; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; STUNTING;

COST SHARING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RWANDA; STATE MEDICINE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84855890995     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.593536     Document Type: Article

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