User fees, health staff incentives, and service utilization in Kabarole District, Uganda

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of user fees on the utilization of health services in a community-based cost-sharing scheme in Kabarole District, western Uganda. METHODS: Of the 38 government health units that had introduced user-fee financing schemes, 11 were included in the study. Outpatient ut...

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Main Authors: Kipp Walter, Kamugisha Jimmy, Jacobs Phil, Burnham Gilbert, Rubaale Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001001100006