Inequality in the Quality of Health Services : Wealth, Content of Care, and Price of Antenatal Consultations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (English)

Using unique direct observations of patient-provider interactions linked to patient exit interviews and detailed household surveys, this paper assesses the relationship between patient wealth and the quality and price of antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the analysis finds a significant wealth-quality gradient, with a standard deviation increase in wealth being associated with an increase of 4 percentage points in protocol...

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Fink,Gunther;

Kandpal,Eeshani;

Shapira,Gil;
Document Date
2019/04/15
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8818
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/04/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Inequality in the Quality of Health Services : Wealth, Content of Care, and Price of Antenatal Consultations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Keywords
maternal and child health services

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Fink,Gunther; Kandpal,Eeshani; Shapira,Gil.

Inequality in the Quality of Health Services : Wealth, Content of Care, and Price of Antenatal Consultations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8818 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/851111555342898988

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