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ArticleReproductive health2024

The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design.

Christian Andersson, Tonny Kawuki, Jonas Månsson, Christine Nankaja, Krister Sund, Emma Wigren, Mathias Mulumba Zungu

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Christian AnderssonThe Swedish National Audit Office, Stockholm, 102 33, Sweden.
Tonny KawukiThe Office of the Auditor General Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Jonas MånssonBlekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, 371 41, Sweden. jpm@bth.se.
Christine NankajaThe Office of the Auditor General Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Krister SundThe Swedish National Audit Office, Stockholm, 102 33, Sweden.
Emma WigrenThe Swedish National Audit Office, Stockholm, 102 33, Sweden.
Mathias Mulumba ZunguThe Office of the Auditor General Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assesses the impact of a voucher project that targeted vulnerable and poor pregnant women in Uganda. Highly subsidised vouchers gave access to a package of safe delivery services consisting of four antenatal visits, safe delivery, one postnatal visit, the treatment and management of selected pregnancy-related medical conditions and complications, and emergency transport. Vouchers were sold during the project's operational period from 2016 to 2019. This study covers 8 out of 25 project-benefiting districts in Uganda and a total of 1,881 pregnancies, including both beneficiary and non-beneficiary mothers. Using a matching design, the results show a positive effect on the survival of new-born babies. The difference in the survival rate between the control group and the treatment group is 5.4% points, indicating that the voucher project reduced infant mortality by more than 65 per cent.

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Reproductive HealthAdultFemaleFinancing, GovernmentHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornMaternal Health ServicesPregnancyPrenatal CareUgandaInfant mortalityMatchingMaternity servicesQuasi-experimental trialUgandaVoucher

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PMID38849864
PMCPMC11157895

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