Health worker preferences for performance-based payment schemes in a rural health district in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One promising way to improve the motivation of healthcare providers and the quality of healthcare services is performance-based incentives (PBIs) also referred as performance-based financing. Our study aims to explore healthcare providers' preferences for an incentive scheme based on local resources, which aimed at improving the quality of maternal and child health care in the Nouna Health District.

Design

A qualitative and quantitative survey was carried out in 2010 involving 94 healthcare providers within 34 health facilities. In addition, in-depth interviews involving a total of 33 key informants were conducted at health facility levels.

Results

Overall, 85% of health workers were in favour of an incentive scheme based on the health district's own financ

SUBMITTER: Ye M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4703797 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature