Maternal Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Service Readiness in Lao PDR : Evidence for the National Free Maternal and Child Health Policy from a Household and Health Center Survey

Although Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH), attainment of the Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) still remains a challenge. This is largely due to the barriers imposed by financial restrictions. In ord...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Health Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY AGED ANTENATAL CARE BABY BIRTH ATTENDANT BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH RATES CAESAREAN SECTION CAESAREAN SECTIONS CAPITATION CARE FOR CHILDREN CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILDBIRTH COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES COMPLICATIONS CROSSING CULTURAL PRACTICES DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION DISTRICTS DRUGS ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMERGENCIES EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN EQUAL ACCESS ETHNIC GROUP EXPENDITURES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FAMILY SIZE FEE FOR SERVICE FEMALE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIXED CHARGES FIXED COSTS FIXED FEE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BIRTHS HOSPITAL DELIVERIES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS ILLNESS INCOME INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INDUCED DEMAND INFANT INFECTION PREVENTION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IRON ISOLATION JOURNEY LEGAL STATUS LIVE BIRTHS MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MATERNITY SERVICES MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICINES MIDWIFE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL POPULATION NATURAL RESOURCES NEWBORNS NUMBER OF PERSONS NURSE NUTRITION OBSTETRIC CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POSTNATAL CARE PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF SERVICES REFERRAL SYSTEM RESPECT ROAD ROUND TRIP RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL RESIDENCE SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE UTILIZATION SKILLED ATTENDANT SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRAVEL TIME TRIP DISTANCE TRIPS TRUE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION USER FEES VAGINAL DELIVERY VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT VILLAGES WEALTH WORKERS
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Maternal Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Service Readiness in Lao PDR : Evidence for the National Free Maternal and Child Health Policy from a Household and Health Center Survey

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