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- Title
Impact of free delivery care on health facility delivery and insurance coverage in Ghana's Brong Ahafo Region.
- Authors
Dzakpasu, Susie; Soremekun, Seyi; Manu, Alexander; Ten Asbroek, Guus; Tawiah, Charlotte; Hurt, Lisa; Fenty, Justin; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Hill, Zelee; Campbell, Oona M R; Kirkwood, Betty R
- Abstract
Many sub-Saharan countries, including Ghana, have introduced policies to provide free medical care to pregnant women. The impact of these policies, particularly on access to health services among the poor, has not been evaluated using rigorous methods, and so the empirical basis for defending these policies is weak. In Ghana, a recent report also cast doubt on the current mechanism of delivering free care--the National Health Insurance Scheme. Longitudinal surveillance data from two randomized controlled trials conducted in the Brong Ahafo Region provided a unique opportunity to assess the impact of Ghana's policies.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 11, pe49430
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0049430