Health care expenditures in a rural Indian community

Rural–urban differences in health-seeking for the treatment of childhood malaria in south-east Nigeria

“…Furthermore it has been suggested that this finding, may reflect the practice in government facilities of prescribing more expensive medicines for wealthy patients to purchase in the market. Poorer patients on the other hand, may be given free government drugs or may not purchase medicines if given a prescription [43].…”

Rural–urban differences in health-seeking for the treatment of childhood malaria in south-east Nigeria

“…Furthermore it has been suggested that this finding, may reflect the practice in government facilities of prescribing more expensive medicines for wealthy patients to purchase in the market. Poorer patients on the other hand, may be given free government drugs or may not purchase medicines if given a prescription [43].…”

Help‐seeking Patterns for Children with Epilepsy in Rural India: Implications for Service Delivery

“…One can infer that a local, low-cost allopathic treatment facility would reduce health-related expenditure. Supportive evidence for this comes from a north Indian village previously served only by private practitioners and traditional healers: the introduction of a low-cost mother and child health service significantly reduced the out-of-pocket expenditure for low-income households (22).…”

Are user charges efficiency‐ and equity‐enhancing? A critical review of economic literature with particular reference to experience from developing countries

“…Households' responses to price changes have also been examined more directly by focusing on the utilization of single provider, often public health facilities, using time series data (Parker, 1986;de Bethune et al, 1989;Yoder, 1989;Waddington and Enyimayew, 1989;1990;Lake, 1994;Thomason et al, 1994;Booth et al, 1995;Haddad and Fournier, 1995;Mwabu et al, 1995;Yazbeck and Leighton, 1995). These before/after studies reported a signi®cant reduction in utilization, at least initially, when user charges were introduced or sharply increased in public health facilities with little improvement in quality.…”

Rural–urban differences in health-seeking for the treatment of childhood malaria in south-east Nigeria

“…Furthermore it has been suggested that this finding, may reflect the practice in government facilities of prescribing more expensive medicines for wealthy patients to purchase in the market. Poorer patients on the other hand, may be given free government drugs or may not purchase medicines if given a prescription [43].…”

Help‐seeking Patterns for Children with Epilepsy in Rural India: Implications for Service Delivery

“…One can infer that a local, low-cost allopathic treatment facility would reduce health-related expenditure. Supportive evidence for this comes from a north Indian village previously served only by private practitioners and traditional healers: the introduction of a low-cost mother and child health service significantly reduced the out-of-pocket expenditure for low-income households (22).…”

Are user charges efficiency‐ and equity‐enhancing? A critical review of economic literature with particular reference to experience from developing countries

“…Households' responses to price changes have also been examined more directly by focusing on the utilization of single provider, often public health facilities, using time series data (Parker, 1986;de Bethune et al, 1989;Yoder, 1989;Waddington and Enyimayew, 1989;1990;Lake, 1994;Thomason et al, 1994;Booth et al, 1995;Haddad and Fournier, 1995;Mwabu et al, 1995;Yazbeck and Leighton, 1995). These before/after studies reported a signi®cant reduction in utilization, at least initially, when user charges were introduced or sharply increased in public health facilities with little improvement in quality.…”

Rural–urban differences in health-seeking for the treatment of childhood malaria in south-east Nigeria

“…Furthermore it has been suggested that this finding, may reflect the practice in government facilities of prescribing more expensive medicines for wealthy patients to purchase in the market. Poorer patients on the other hand, may be given free government drugs or may not purchase medicines if given a prescription [43].…”

Help‐seeking Patterns for Children with Epilepsy in Rural India: Implications for Service Delivery

“…One can infer that a local, low-cost allopathic treatment facility would reduce health-related expenditure. Supportive evidence for this comes from a north Indian village previously served only by private practitioners and traditional healers: the introduction of a low-cost mother and child health service significantly reduced the out-of-pocket expenditure for low-income households (22).…”

Are user charges efficiency‐ and equity‐enhancing? A critical review of economic literature with particular reference to experience from developing countries

“…Households' responses to price changes have also been examined more directly by focusing on the utilization of single provider, often public health facilities, using time series data (Parker, 1986;de Bethune et al, 1989;Yoder, 1989;Waddington and Enyimayew, 1989;1990;Lake, 1994;Thomason et al, 1994;Booth et al, 1995;Haddad and Fournier, 1995;Mwabu et al, 1995;Yazbeck and Leighton, 1995). These before/after studies reported a signi®cant reduction in utilization, at least initially, when user charges were introduced or sharply increased in public health facilities with little improvement in quality.…”