Protocol for the evaluation of a pay for performance programme in Pwani region in Tanzania: A controlled before and after study

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Borghi, Josephine ^a,b   Mayumana, Iddy ^b   Mashasi, Irene ^b   Binyaruka, Peter ^b   Patouillard, Edith ^a,b   Njau, Ikunda ^b   Maestad, Ottar ^c   Abdulla, Salim ^b   Mamdani, Masuma ^b  

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

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Impact evaluation; Pay for performance; Process evaluation; Protocol; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TANZANIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84880335822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-80     Document Type: Article

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