Effects of mutual health organizations on use of priority health-care services in urban and rural Mali: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Lynne Miller Franco (Author), François Pathé Diop (Author), Clara R Burgert (Author), Allison Gamble Kelley (Author), Marty Makinen (Author), Cheick Hamed Tidiane Simpara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of a community-based mutual health organization (MHO) on utilization of priority health services, financial protection of its members and inclusion of the poor and other target groups. METHODS: Four MHOs were established in two districts in Mali. A case-control stud...