Investigating the nature of competition facing private healthcare facilities: the case of maternity care in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT: The private healthcare sector in low- and middle-income countries is increasingly seen as of public health importance, with widespread interest in improving private provider engagement. However, there is relatively little literature providing an in-depth understanding of the operation of private providers. We conducted a mixed methods analysis of the nature of competition faced by private delivery providers in Uttar Pradesh, India, where maternal mortality remains very high. We mapped health facilities in five contrasting districts, surveyed private facilities providing deliveries and conducted in-depth interviews with facility staff, allied providers (e.g. ambulance drivers, pathology laboratories) and other key informants. Over 3800 private facilities were mapped, of which 8% reported pr

SUBMITTER: Gautham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6735944 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature