| Title |
A literature review of the disruptive effects of user fee exemption policies on health systems
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-289 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Valéry Ridde, Emilie Robert, Bruno Meessen |
| Abstract |
Several low- and middle-income countries have exempted patients from user fees in certain categories of population or of services. These exemptions are very effective in lifting part of the financial barrier to access to services, but they have been organized within unstable health systems where there are sometimes numerous dysfunctions. The objective of this article is to bring to light the disruptions triggered by exemption policies in health systems of low- and middle-income countries. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Ireland | 5 | 23% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |
| Belgium | 2 | 9% |
| Senegal | 1 | 5% |
| Uganda | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
| Scientists | 6 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Niger | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 203 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 60 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 12% |
| Researcher | 20 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 17% |
| Unknown | 47 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 43 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 10% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 19 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 12% |
| Unknown | 49 | 23% |
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