For-profit sector immunization service provision
Does low provision create a barrier to take-up
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikhil Sood (0000-0001-9805-213X, University of Southern California), Zachary Wagner (0000-0003-2922-3315, University of Southern California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 730-738 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/czs113 |
| PMID | 23144204 |
| OpenAlex | W2166345596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals is dependent on increasing take-up of preventive public health services (PHSs) in developing countries. Poor country governments often lack the resources to provide optimal access to preventive services and a great deal of attention is being directed towards the private sector to fill this void. In many developing countries, the private sector already plays a large role in health care. However, the for-profit private sector has little incentive to provide PHSs. The lack of provision of services by the for-profit sector may create a barrier to take-up of these services. In this study, we use data from a census of health facilities combined with data from community and provider surveys from Kenya to analyse whether the private for-profit sector has lower provision rates of child immunization services, and subsequently whether this creates a barrier that results in lower immunization take-up. We show that only 34% of for-profit facilities provide immunizations and that in areas with a larger share of for-profit providers, children are more likely to have no immunization coverage. Our model predicts that the odds of a child receiving no immunization coverage are 4.8 times higher in areas where all health facilities are for-profit compared to areas with no for-profit facilities. This indicates that a policy of engagement with the private for-profit sector aimed at increasing provision of immunization services may be an effective strategy for increasing take-up.
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Incentive · Private sector · Public economics · Public sector · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |