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Demand for health care in HIV/AIDS – affected households in two communities in the Free State province of South Africa

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  • Frikkie Booysens
  • Martine Visser

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This paper analyses differences in the choice of health care facility by ill individuals in HIV/AIDS-affected households in the Free State province of South Africa. Secondary education, access to medical aid, and household income are significant determinants of choice, as are severity and type of illness, and type of health care required. Ill persons with […]

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  • Frikkie Booysens & Martine Visser, 2005. "Demand for health care in HIV/AIDS – affected households in two communities in the Free State province of South Africa," Working Papers 008, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Healthcare; HIV/AIDS; South Africa;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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