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Uganda primary health care experiment. Perceptions of quality from exit interviews Brief comparison with household survey. Uganda primary health care experiment. Private not-for-profit (PNFP) sector are 1/3 of facilities, provide half of curative care. Three main Medical Bureaux.
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Uganda primary health care experiment • Perceptions of quality from exit interviews • Brief comparison with household survey
Uganda primary health care experiment • Private not-for-profit (PNFP) sector are 1/3 of facilities, provide half of curative care. • Three main Medical Bureaux. • Memorandum of Understanding with MoH, in return for lump-sum grant (restricted). • Majority of PNFP revenue from MoH base grant, also private donations, user fees. • PNFPs provide better quality services, targeted to poor, more efficiently than public (Reinikka and Svensson 2002).
Uganda primary health care experiment • 68 PNFP facilities randomly assigned to one of 3 experimental arms • Freedom to allocate base grant • Performance bonus (up to 11% of base grant) • Control • Facilities agree to meet 3 performance targets of 6 • OPD • Attended births • Immunizations • Antenatal visits • Malaria treatment for children • Family planning
Uganda primary health care experiment • Data: 3 rounds, including retrospective data from facilities • Panels: • 118 facility surveys • ~1200 household surveys from hh in catchment areas • Repeated cross-sections: • ~1500 exit interviews • ~1000 staff interviews • First look at exit data
Why did you come to this clinic today?(rather than to the nearest alternative)