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Breast milk as the "water that supports and preserves life"--Socio-cultural constructions of breastfeeding and their implications for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Hofmann, Jennifer; De Allegri, Manuela; Sarker, Malabika; … - In: Health Policy 89 (2009) 3, pp. 322-328

Objectives Complementary breastfeeding represents an important source of risk of HIV infection for infants born to HIV positive mothers. The World Health Organisation recommends that infants born to HIV positive mothers receive either replacement feeding or exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) followed...

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Understanding consumers' preferences and decision to enrol in community-based health insurance in rural West Africa

De Allegri, Manuela; Sanon, Mamadou; Bridges, John; … - In: Health Policy 76 (2006) 1, pp. 58-71

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The effect of community-based health insurance on the utilization of modern health care services: Evidence from Burkina Faso

Gnawali, Devendra Prasad; Pokhrel, Subhash; Sié, Ali; … - In: Health Policy 90 (2009) 2-3, pp. 214-222

Objective To quantify the impact of community-based health insurance (CBI) on utilization of health care services in rural Burkina Faso.Methods Propensity score matching was used to minimise the observed baseline differences in the characteristics of insured and uninsured groups such that the...

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Drop-out analysis of community-based health insurance membership at Nouna, Burkina Faso

Dong, Hengjin; De Allegri, Manuela; Gnawali, Devendra; … - In: Health Policy 92 (2009) 2-3, pp. 174-179

Objectives This study aims to identify the reasons why enrolled people decide not to renew their membership in following years.Methods Household survey is used to collect information on the factors influencing dropping out from community-based health insurance (CBI). Information from CBI agency...

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Determinants of utilisation of maternal care services after the reduction of user fees: A case study from rural Burkina Faso

De Allegri, Manuela; Ridde, Valéry; Louis, Valérie R.; … - In: Health Policy 99 (2011) 3, pp. 210-218

Objective To identify determinants of utilisation for antenatal care (ANC) and skilled attendance at birth after a substantial reduction in user fees.Methods The study was conducted in the Nouna Health District in north-western Burkina Faso in early 2009. Data was collected by means of a...

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