Priority setting for health in the context of devolution in Kenya: Implications for health equity and community-based primary care

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 729-742

  McCollum, Rosalind ^a   Theobald, Sally ^a   Otiso, Lilian ^b   Martineau, Tim ^a   Karuga, Robinson ^b   Barasa, Edwine ^c,d   Molyneux, Sassy ^c,d   Taegtmeyer, Miriam ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LVCT HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community health; Decentralization; decision making; equity; priority setting

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; KENYA; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 85052965996     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy043     Document Type: Article

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