The effects of health expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from panel data analysis.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Although health expenditure in sub-Saharan African countries is the lowest compared with other regions in the world, most African countries have improved their budget allocations to health care over the past 15 years. The majority of health care sources in sub-Saharan Africa are private and largely involve out-of-pocket expenditure, which may prevent healthcare access. Access to healthcare is a known predictor of infant mortality. Therefore the objective of this study is to determine the impact of health care expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS:The study used panel data from World Bank Development Indictors (WDI) from 2000 to 2015 covering 46 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The random effects model was selected over the fixed effects model based on

SUBMITTER: Kiross GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060592 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature