Efficiency of HIV/AIDS health centers and effect of community-based health insurance and performance-based financing on HIV/AIDS service delivery in Rwanda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 740-746

  Zeng, Wu ^a,b   Rwiyereka, Angelique K ^c   Amico, Peter R ^d   Av́ila Figueroa, Carlos ^e   Shepard, Donald S ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Palladium Group   (United States)

^c Global Health Issues and Solutions   (Rwanda)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RWANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RWANDA;

EID: 84898749557     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0697     Document Type: Article

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