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Reducing the Medical Cost of Deliveries in Burkina Faso Is Good for Everyone, Including the Poor

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  • Valéry Ridde
  • Seni Kouanda
  • Aristide Bado
  • Nicole Bado
  • Slim Haddad

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Since 2007, Burkina Faso has subsidized 80% of the costs of child birth. Women are required to pay 20% (900 F CFA = 1.4 Euros), except for the indigent, who are supposed to be exempted. The objective of the policy is to increase service utilization and reduce costs for households. We analyze the efficacy of the policy and the distribution of its benefits. The study was carried out in Ouargaye district. The analysis was based on two distinct cross-sectional household surveys, conducted before (2006; n = 1170) and after (2010; n = 905) the policy, of all women who had had a vaginal delivery in a public health centre. Medical expenses for delivery decreased from a median of 4,060 F CFA in 2006 to 900 F CFA in 2010 (p

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  • Valéry Ridde & Seni Kouanda & Aristide Bado & Nicole Bado & Slim Haddad, 2012. "Reducing the Medical Cost of Deliveries in Burkina Faso Is Good for Everyone, Including the Poor," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(3), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0033082
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033082
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