The impact of user fees on health services utilization and infectious disease diagnoses in Neno District, Malawi: a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: S. I. Watson (Author), E. B. Wroe (Author), E. L. Dunbar (Author), J. Mukherjee (Author), S. B. Squire (Author), L. Nazimera (Author), L. Dullie (Author), R. J. Lilford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background User fees have generally fallen out of favor across Africa, and they have been associated with reductions in access to healthcare. We examined the effects of the introduction and removal of user fees on outpatient attendances and new diagnoses of HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in...