Contracting urban primary healthcare services in Bangladesh - effect on use, efficiency, equity and quality of care

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 861-870

  Heard, Anna ^a   Nath, Dhiraj Kumar ^b   Loevinsohn, Benjamin ^c  

^a Consultant ^*  (United States)

^b Bangladesh Resident Mission   (Bangladesh)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting health services; Contracting with NGOs; NGO service delivery; Urban health services; Urban primary health care

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTRACTS; EFFICIENCY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84879242863     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12113     Document Type: Article

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