How much is enough? Exploring the dose-response relationship between cash transfers and surgical utilization in a resource-poor setting.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Cash transfers are a common intervention to incentivize salutary behavior in resource-constrained settings. Many cash transfer studies do not, however, account for the effect of the size of the cash transfer in design or analysis. A randomized, controlled trial of a cash-transfer intervention is planned to incentivize appropriate surgical utilization in Guinea. The aim of the current study is to determine the size of that cash transfer so as to maximize compliance while minimizing cost. METHODS:Data were collected from nine coastal Guinean hospitals on their surgical capabilities and the cost of receiving surgery. These data were combined with publicly available data about the general Guinean population to create an agent-based model predicting surgical utilization. The model was

SUBMITTER: Strader C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7224483 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature