Giving birth at a health-care facility in rural China: is it affordable for the poor?

• Main Authors: Qian Long (Author), Yaoguang Zhang (Author), Joanna Raven (Author), Zhuochun Wu (Author), Lennart Bogg (Author), Shenglan Tang (Author), Elina Hemminki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the expenditure of giving birth in health-care facilities in rural China during 1998-2007, to examine the financial burden on households, particularly poor ones, and to identify factors associated with out-of-pocket expenditure. METHODS: Cross-sectional data on b...