Has Ebola delayed progress on access to routine care and financial protection in Sierra Leone? Evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis with propensity score weighting

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4981748
AutoresJessica King (0000-0001-9681-2684, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, autor correspondente), Zia Sadique (0000-0001-5814-0258, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Michael Amara (Ministry of Health and Sanitation), Josephine Borghi (0000-0002-0482-5451, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Ano2022
Volume303
Páginas114995
Data de publicação2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114995
PMID35576766
OpenAlexW4225132500
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas18

While there is evidence that chiefdoms which experienced worse Ebola outbreaks had poorer coverage of attendance of skilled providers at birth than would have otherwise been expected, more broadly the intensity of the epidemic did not impact on most indicators. This suggests the measures to restore both staffing and trust were effective in supporting the health system to recover from Ebola

Attendance · Chiefdom · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Political science · Propensity score matching · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Staffing · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research