How does performance-based financing affect the availability of essential medicines in Cameroon? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Performance-based financing (PBF) is being implemented across low- and middle-income countries to improve the availability and quality of health services, including medicines. Although a few studies have examined the effects of PBF on the availability of essential medicines (EMs) in low- and middle-income countries, there is limited knowledge of the mechanisms underlying these effects. Our research aimed to explore how PBF in Cameroon influenced the availability of EMs, and to understand the pathways leading to the experiential dimension related with the observed changes. The design was an exploratory qualitative study. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, using semi-structured questionnaires. Key informants were selected using purposive sampling. The respondents (n = 55) inclu

SUBMITTER: Sieleunou I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6901074 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature