Are the poor differentially benefiting from provision of priority public health services? A benefit incidence analysis in Nigeria

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

Benefit incidence analysis; BIA; Equity; Nigeria; Public health services

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE;

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANAMBRA; ENUGU [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84869006693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-70     Document Type: Article

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