Removal of user fees and system strengthening improves access to maternity care, maternal and neonatal mortality in a district hospital in Lesotho
Authors
Steele, SJSugianto, H
Baglione, Q
Sedlimaier, S
Niyibizi, AA
Duncan, K
Hill, J
Brix, J
Philips, M
Van Cutsem, G
Shroufi, A
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2018-10-26Submitted date
2018-11-05
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Lesotho has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. While at primary health care (PHC) level maternity care is free, at hospital level co-payments are required from patients. We describe service utilisation and delivery outcomes before and after removal of user fees and quality of delivery care, and associated costs, at St Joseph's Hospital (SJH) in Roma, Lesotho.Publisher
Blackwell Publishing LtdPubMed ID
30365204Language
enISSN
1365-3156ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/tmi.13175
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