ArticleGlobal bioethics = Problemi di bioetica2021
Free healthcare for some, fee-paying for the rest: adaptive practices and ethical issues in rural communities in the district of Boulsa, Burkina Faso.
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- Exploring women's views on factors influencing the quality of maternal care among women of reproductive age in Burkina Faso: a fuzzy cognitive mapping study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Impact of the free healthcare policies in Burkina Faso: underscoring important nuances.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Strategy Deploying Multiple First-Line Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies for Uncomplicated Malaria in the Health District of Kaya, Burkina Faso.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Using experience to create evidence: a mixed methods process evaluation of the new free family planning policy in Burkina Faso.Reproductive health · 2022Article
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Abstract
In Burkina Faso, in July 2016, user fees were removed at all public healthcare facilities, but only for children under 60 months of age and for "mothers", i.e. for reproductive care. This study was conducted in five rural communities in Boulsa District (Burkina Faso) (1) to understand the perceptions and practices of stakeholders regarding compliance with eligibility criteria for free care and (2) to explore the ethical tensions that may have resulted from this policy. Semi-directed individual interviews (
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