Selling my sheep to pay for medicines - household priorities and coping strategies in a setting without universal health coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first month of life is the period with the highest risk of dying. Despite knowledge of effective interventions, newborn mortality is high and utilization of health care services remains low in Ethiopia. In settings without universal health coverage, the economy of a household is vulnerable to illness, and out-of-pocket payments may limit families' opportunities to seek health care for newborns. In this paper we explore intra-household resource allocation, focusing on how families prioritize newborn health versus other household needs and their coping strategies for managing these priorities.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in 2015 in Butajira, Ethiopia, comprising observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions with household mem

SUBMITTER: Onarheim KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833112 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature