A study of malaria care provider choice in Ghana

被引：34

作者：

Dzator, J

Asafu-Adjaye, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Econ, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

[2] Univ Newcastle, Dept Econ, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia

来源：

HEALTH POLICY | 2004年 / 69卷 / 03期

关键词：

malaria; health care provider choice; multinomial logit model;

D O I：

10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.01.005

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Improved understanding of the factors that influence malaria care seeking behaviour is necessary in order to enhance the effectiveness of current malaria control strategies. This paper empirically examines the factors that affect household choice of malaria treatment options in Ghana. The treatment options considered were choice of a public provider of health care, a private provider, purchase of drugs from a drug store, or self-medication. The results indicate that treatment and time costs are significant factors affecting the choice of health care provider. Education and household size also play an important role in malaria care seeking behaviour. The demand for malaria care is inelastic with respect to costs, and the magnitudes of the elasticities suggest that malaria care is a necessity. The policy implications are addressed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：389 / 401

页数：13

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