Add to ORKGBased on the results of qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso, this paper suggests that a key reason for individuals to seek care in faith-inspired health facilities is the fact that the cost of care is lower than in public facilities (the other reason being that faith-inspired facilities appear to provide better quality of care). Yet faith-inspired facilities receive only limited support from the state to provide their services. The ability of the facilities to make quality care affordable for the poor is maintained thanks to support in kind and in cash from religious groups and other donors. This model contributes substantially to the availability of affordable quality care in the communities where the facilities are loc...
Although faith based organizations (FBOs) have had a long presence teaching health personnel and del...
Access to health-care is low in developing countries. Poor people are less likely to seek care than ...
This Paper exploits a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to add...
Based on the results of qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso, this paper suggests...
This paper provides results from qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso to understa...
Degree awarded: Ph.D. Religion and Culture. The Catholic University of AmericaThis dissertation can ...
This paper relies on administrative, household surveys and qualitative data to answer three question...
This paper relies on household survey data as well as qualitative fieldwork to answer two questions ...
Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) commonly have as their stated mission a desire to provide quality...
The issue of whether faith-inspired providers are able to reach the poor depends in part on the cost...
The Christian Health Association of Ghana is the largest federation of faith-inspired provider of he...
Background: While most partners in providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa agree that religious ...
Objective. Only one-fifth of the population in rural Burkina Faso uses modern health services. This ...
Patient service satisfaction has become a critical concept, utilized both in the assessment of quali...
Copyright @ 2011 Johns Hopkins University PressThe past decade has recorded remarkable interest in s...
Although faith based organizations (FBOs) have had a long presence teaching health personnel and del...
Access to health-care is low in developing countries. Poor people are less likely to seek care than ...
This Paper exploits a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to add...
Based on the results of qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso, this paper suggests...
This paper provides results from qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso to understa...
Degree awarded: Ph.D. Religion and Culture. The Catholic University of AmericaThis dissertation can ...
This paper relies on administrative, household surveys and qualitative data to answer three question...
This paper relies on household survey data as well as qualitative fieldwork to answer two questions ...
Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) commonly have as their stated mission a desire to provide quality...
The issue of whether faith-inspired providers are able to reach the poor depends in part on the cost...
The Christian Health Association of Ghana is the largest federation of faith-inspired provider of he...
Background: While most partners in providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa agree that religious ...
Objective. Only one-fifth of the population in rural Burkina Faso uses modern health services. This ...
Patient service satisfaction has become a critical concept, utilized both in the assessment of quali...
Copyright @ 2011 Johns Hopkins University PressThe past decade has recorded remarkable interest in s...
Although faith based organizations (FBOs) have had a long presence teaching health personnel and del...
Access to health-care is low in developing countries. Poor people are less likely to seek care than ...
This Paper exploits a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to add...