Reducing Bias Among Health Care Providers
Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9950103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zachary Wagner (0000-0003-2922-3315, University of Southern California & RAND), Corrina Moucheraud (0000-0001-7862-7928, New York University), Mita Shah (0000-0002-1514-3931, University of California, Berkeley), Manisha Shah (0009-0005-6438-6162, University of California, Berkeley), Alexandra Wollum (0000-0002-5737-0112, Ibis Reproductive Health and University of California, Los Angeles), Willa Friedman (University of Houston), William H Dow (0000-0002-4080-1668, University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 670 |
| Pages | 1891-1922 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueaf012 |
| OpenAlex | W4410944011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Bias among health care providers can lead to poor-quality care and poor health outcomes, and it can exacerbate disparities. We use a randomised controlled trial to evaluate an intervention to reduce family planning provider bias towards young women in 227 clinics in Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Pakistan. The intervention educated providers about bias towards young women, facilitated communication about bias with other providers and offered non-financial public awards to clinics with the least biased care. After twelve months, the intervention led to less biased attitudes and beliefs among providers and more comprehensive counselling. Clients also perceived better treatment at intervention clinics compared to control clinics. Despite reductions in reported bias, we find mixed evidence regarding changes in method dispensing
Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Public health · Quality (philosophy · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |