The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design.
Reprod Health
; 21(1): 82, 2024 Jun 07.
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ABSTRACT
This study assesses the impact of a voucher project that targeted vulnerable and poor pregnant women in Uganda. Highly subsidised vouchers gave access to a package of safe delivery services consisting of four antenatal visits, safe delivery, one postnatal visit, the treatment and management of selected pregnancy-related medical conditions and complications, and emergency transport. Vouchers were sold during the project's operational period from 2016 to 2019. This study covers 8 out of 25 project-benefiting districts in Uganda and a total of 1,881 pregnancies, including both beneficiary and non-beneficiary mothers. Using a matching design, the results show a positive effect on the survival of new-born babies. The difference in the survival rate between the control group and the treatment group is 5.4% points, indicating that the voucher project reduced infant mortality by more than 65 per cent.
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Assunto principal:
Saúde Reprodutiva
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
Africa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article