The effects of cash transfers and vouchers on the use and quality of maternity care services: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cash transfers and vouchers are forms of 'demand-side financing' that have been widely used to promote maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income countries during the last 15 years.

Methods

This systematic review consolidates evidence from seven published systematic reviews on the effects of different types of cash transfers and vouchers on the use and quality of maternity care services, and updates the systematic searches to June 2015 using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach for systematic reviewing. The review protocol for this update was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42015020637).

Results

Data from 51 studies (15 more than previous reviews) and 22 cash transfer and voucher programmes suggest that approaches tied to service use (either via pay

SUBMITTER: Hunter BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5362260 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature