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Systematic motorcycle management and health care delivery: A field trial

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  • Mehta, K.M.
  • Rerolle, F.
  • Rammohan, S.V.
  • Albohm, D.C.
  • Muwowo, G.
  • Moseson, H.
  • Sept, L.
  • Lee, H.L.
  • Bendavid, E.

Abstract

Objectives. We investigated whether managed transportation improves outreachbased health service delivery to rural village populations. Methods. We examined systematic transportation management in a small-cluster interrupted time series field trial. In 8 districts in Southern Zambia, we followed health workers at 116 health facilities from September 2011 to March 2014. The primary outcomewas the average number of outreach trips per health worker perweek. Secondary outcomes were health worker productivity, motorcycle performance, and geographical coverage. Results. Systematic fleet management resulted in an increase of 0.9 (SD = 1.0) trips to rural villages per healthworker per week (P

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  • Mehta, K.M. & Rerolle, F. & Rammohan, S.V. & Albohm, D.C. & Muwowo, G. & Moseson, H. & Sept, L. & Lee, H.L. & Bendavid, E., 2016. "Systematic motorcycle management and health care delivery: A field trial," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(1), pages 87-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302891_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302891
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    1. Hau L. Lee & Christopher S. Tang, 2018. "Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Chain Innovations: New Operations Management Research Opportunities," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 64(3), pages 983-996, March.
    2. Hau L. Lee, 2021. "Supply Chains with a Conscience," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 30(3), pages 815-820, March.

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