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The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design
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Number of Authors: 72024 (English)In: Reproductive Health, E-ISSN 1742-4755, Vol. 21, no 1, article id 82Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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.

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2024. Vol. 21, no 1, article id 82
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Voucher, Infant mortality, Maternity services, Matching, Quasi-experimental trial, Uganda
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-232332DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01812-2ISI: 001243072100001PubMedID: 38849864Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85195533816OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-232332DiVA, id: diva2:1888578
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Blekinge Institute of TechnologyAvailable from: 2024-08-13 Created: 2024-08-13 Last updated: 2024-08-20Bibliographically approved

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