Financial incentives for maternal health: Impact of a national programme in Nepal

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 271-284

  Powell Jackson, Timothy ^a   Hanson, Kara ^a  

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

Author keywords

Demand for health care; Financial incentives; Impact evaluation; Maternal health; Nepal

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEPAL; PROPENSITY SCORE;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

NEPAL;

EID: 84858081671     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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