Improving the readiness and clinical quality of antenatal care - findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation of a performance-based financing scheme in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While maternal mortality has declined globally, it remains highest in low-income countries. High-quality antenatal care (ANC) can prevent or decrease pregnancy-related complications for mothers and newborns. The implementation of performance-based financing (PBF) schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve primary healthcare provision commonly includes financial indicators linked to ANC service quality indicators. In this study, we examine changes in ANC provision produced by the introduction of a PBF scheme in rural Burkina Faso.

Methods

This study followed a quasi-experimental design with two data collection points comparing effects on ANC service quality between primary health facilities across intervention and control districts based on difference-in-differences

SUBMITTER: Appel I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature