| Title |
Impact of Free Delivery Care on Health Facility Delivery and Insurance Coverage in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo Region
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049430 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Susie Dzakpasu, Seyi Soremekun, Alexander Manu, Guus ten Asbroek, Charlotte Tawiah, Lisa Hurt, Justin Fenty, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Zelee Hill, Oona M. R. Campbell, Betty R. Kirkwood |
| 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. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 22% |
| United States | 2 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 6% |
| Ghana | 1 | 6% |
| Senegal | 1 | 6% |
| Uganda | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 72% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 17% |
| Scientists | 2 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 313 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 77 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 29 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 52 | 16% |
| Unknown | 80 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 70 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 50 | 16% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 18 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 22 | 7% |
| Unknown | 89 | 28% |