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SynthesisStudies in family planning2016

Community-Based Financing of Family Planning in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review.

Mahesh Karra, David Canning, Janice Hu, Moazzam Ali, Craig Lissner

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Studies in family planning, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mahesh Karra
David Canning
Janice Hu
Moazzam Ali
Craig Lissner

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this systematic review, we gather evidence on community financing schemes and insurance programs for family planning in developing countries, and we assess the impact of these programs on primary outcomes related to contraceptive use. To identify and evaluate the research findings, we adopt a four-stage review process that employs a weight-of-evidence and risk-of-bias analytic approach. Out of 19,138 references that were identified, only four studies were included in our final analysis, and only one study was determined to be of high quality. In the four studies, the evidence on the impact of community-based financing on family planning and fertility outcomes is inconclusive. These limited and mixed findings suggest that either: 1) more high-quality evidence on community-based financing for family planning is needed before any conclusions can be made; or 2) community-based financing for family planning may, in fact, have little or no effect on family planning outcomes.

Indexed as

Financing, GovernmentHealthcare FinancingDeveloping CountriesFamily Planning ServicesHumans

Identifiers

PMID27891623
PMCPMC6084349

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