Demand for Reproductive Health Vouchers and Utilization: A Case Study of Output Based Approach in Kilifi Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Mwangangi, Mary N.
Kioko, Urbanus
Korir, Julius
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Publisher
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme
Abstract
Demand side financing initiatives are different forms of financing health services that aim to minimize
financial obstacles to accessing health care and also decrease inequities by ensuring that services are made affordable to
poor and underserved populations through provision of subsidies. Vouchers have been expected to improve health
outcomes by improving on service quality, improving effectiveness while also increasing the utilization of health care
services. Despite the fact that vouchers have been implemented in Kenya since 2006, very few studies have focussed on
underlying factors that contribute to low utilization even with high demand for the vouchers particularly in Kilifi County.
This study investigates the relationship between demand and household and individual characteristics and also the
relationship between utilization and household characteristics. The findings indicate that age, education, marital status and
occupation had a relationship with demand for the reproductive health vouchers while for utilization of the vouchers only
age and marital status were found to be statistically significant.
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Research Article
Keywords
Vouchers, Utilization, Demand
Citation
Public Health Research 2017, 7(6): 136-142