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Exploring the Effects of User Fees, Quality of Care and Utilization of Health Services on Enrolment in Community Health Fund, Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
The co-existence of Community Health Fund (CHF) and user fees in Tanzania as health financial mechanisms have affected to CHF enrolment. However, little is known about the effect of user fees on CHF enrolment, non-enrollment and drop-out. The study aimed
Lekashingo, Lawrence Davidson, Lekashingo, L.D.   +1 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Open Access, No-Fee Journals Indexed in PubMed and Scopus for Publishing Image Reports in Medical Research

Acta Medica Lituanica
Background: Aspects of medicine can be conveyed through paradigmatic images (anatomical-surgical, radiological, microscopic) in image reports, a type of article more immediate than case reports.
Gabriele Gaggero
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An application of the tourist test to Colombian merchants

Latin American Journal of Central Banking, 2022
As in many developing economies, cash is still widely used in Colombia, even among merchants who accept payment cards. Indeed, 60% of these merchants use dissuasive strategies to make their clients pay with cash. This paper presents estimates of merchant
Carlos A. Arango-Arango, Yanneth Rocío Betancourt-García, Manuela Restrepo-Bernal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swedish Consumers' Willingness‐to‐Pay for Plant‐Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Jens Rommel, Sarah Säll   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing the volume of cataract surgery: an experience in rural China

Community Eye Health Journal, 2006
Cataract: the situation in ChinaEighteen per cent of the world’s blind people live in China. The country is home to one of the world’s largest populations of blind people, an estimated 6.6 million.
Leshan Tan
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Undetectable Hydroxyurea Levels in the Majority of Sickle Cell Disease Patients, Especially in Young Children

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydroxyurea (HU) is the most widely prescribed disease‐modifying treatment in sickle cell disease (SCD), though treatment responses vary due to metabolism and adherence. We examined HU blood levels and treatment response in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS).
Sigrid van der Veen, Bart J. Biemond, Marjon H. Cnossen, Pablo Bartolucci, Maria P. Boaro, Betzabel Cajiao Garcia, Raffaella Colombatti, M. D'Agnolo, Karin Fijnvandraat, Anna Collado Gimbert, Amira Idrizovic, Petros Kountouris, Mar Mañú‐Pereira, Elisabetta Mezzalira, Mariane de Montalembert, Erfan Nur, A. Pham Hung D' Alexandry D'Orengiani, Tiziana Sanavia, Saskia E. M. Schols, Marissa J. M. Traets, Minke A. E. Rab, Sara I. Reidel, Anita W. Rijneveld, Yosr Zaouali, Nanda M. Verhoeven‐Duif, Judith J. M. Jans, Eduard J. van Beers   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grid Fees in Transition

Proceedings of: Tagung Zukünftige Stromnetze - Future Power Grids Conference
The reform of §14a of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) opens up the possibility for customers to choose variable grid fees for the first time.
Niklas Jooß, Christoph Müller, Andreas Weiß   +2 more
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Effect of removing direct payment for health care on utilisation and health outcomes in Ghanaian children: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Delays in accessing care for malaria and other diseases can lead to disease progression, and user fees are a known barrier to accessing health care. Governments are introducing free health care to improve health outcomes.
Greenwood, Brian M, Vivian Dzordzordzi, Kakra Dickson, Mills, Anne, John Owusu Gyapong, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Kingsley Biantey, Biantey, Kingsley, Christopher J M Whitty, Ansah, Evelyn Korkor, Asiamah, Sabina, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah, Dzordzordzi, Vivian, Narh-Bana, Solomon, Sabina Asiamah, Brian M Greenwood, Gyapong, John Owusu, Anne Mills, Whitty, Christopher JM, Solomon Narh-Bana, Dickson, Kakra, Kwadwo Ansah Koram   +21 more
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Lymphatic Abnormalities in Noonan Syndrome Extend Beyond Clinically Apparent Disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lymphatic disease represents a well‐described manifestation of Noonan syndrome (NS), yet the full phenotypic spectrum remains incompletely characterized, especially in asymptomatic individuals. We conducted a cross‐sectional study including 10 individuals with NS (four with peripheral lymphedema and six without) and 10 age‐ and sex‐matched ...
Inger Norlyk Sheyanth, Benjamin Kelly, Sheyanth Mohanakumar, Steffen Ringgaard, Yoav Dori, Irene Kibæk Nielsen, Uffe Birk Jensen, Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source