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The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design.
- Source :
- Reproductive Health; 6/7/2024, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17424755
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Reproductive Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177743664
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-024-01812-2