Do free caesarean section policies increase inequalities in Benin and Mali?

• Main Authors: Marion Ravit (Author), Martine Audibert (Author), Valéry Ridde (Author), Myriam De Loenzien (Author), Clémence Schantz (Author), Alexandre Dumont (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Benin and Mali introduced user fee exemption policies focused on caesarean sections (C-sections) in 2005 and 2009, respectively. These policies had a positive impact on access to C-sections and facility based deliveries among all women, but the impact on socioeconomic inequality...