Health provider choice and implicit rationing in healthcare: Evidence from Mozambique
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An analysis of health provider choice together with a model of implicit rationing in healthcare is presented using Mozambique as a case study. We make use of the Mozambican Household Surveys on Living Conditions 2002/3 and 2008/9. Updated and sometimes contrasting results with respect to similar analyses on older Mozambican data are obtained. In particular, we find that the role of income is more important in 2002/3 and in 2008/9 than it was in 1996/7. In consequence, we further expand the analysis by studying how socioeconomic disparities among other factors influence implicit rationing in healthcare. When using the 2008/9 survey only, moderate evidence that some sort of implicit healthcare rationing is in place is found; that is, some people do not seek care because they foresee they will not be granted quality healthcare access or treatment.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Development Southern Africa |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 427-451 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISSN | 0376-835X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2014 |
- healthcare demand, Mozambique, rationing
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