The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of health facility delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality in public health facilities

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[2] Graham WJ(2015)Removing user fees for facility-based delivery services: a difference-in-differences evaluation from ten sub-Saharan African countries Health Policy Plan 30 432-441

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[7] De-Allegri M(2015)Healthcare service providers’ and facility administrators’ perspectives of the free maternal healthcare services policy in Malindi District, Kenya: a qualitative study Reprod Health 12 59-1405

[8] Tiendrebéogo J(2015)Implementation challenges of free maternity services policy in Kenya: the health workers’ perspective Pan Afr Med J 22 1-392

[9] Müller O(2009)The Kenya health system—analysis of the situation and enduring challenges Jpn Med J 52 134-91

[10] Yé M(1993)User charges for health services in developing countries: a review of the economic literature Soc Sci Med 36 1397-876

[1] Campbell OM(2006)Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works Lancet 368 1284-1299

[2] Graham WJ(2015)Removing user fees for facility-based delivery services: a difference-in-differences evaluation from ten sub-Saharan African countries Health Policy Plan 30 432-441

[3] McKinnon B(2015)Understanding home delivery in a context of user fee reduction: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in rural Burkina Faso BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 15 330-33

[4] Harper S(1992)A framework for analyzing determinants of maternal mortality Stud Fam Plan 23 23-8

[5] Kaufman JS(2005)Implementation of a health care policy: an analysis of barriers and facilitators to practice change BMC Health Serv Res 5 53-5

[6] Bergevin Y(2013)Health system capacity, maternal health policy implementation in the state of Gujarat, India Glob Health Action 6 1-140

[7] De-Allegri M(2015)Healthcare service providers’ and facility administrators’ perspectives of the free maternal healthcare services policy in Malindi District, Kenya: a qualitative study Reprod Health 12 59-1405

[8] Tiendrebéogo J(2015)Implementation challenges of free maternity services policy in Kenya: the health workers’ perspective Pan Afr Med J 22 1-392

[9] Müller O(2009)The Kenya health system—analysis of the situation and enduring challenges Jpn Med J 52 134-91

[10] Yé M(1993)User charges for health services in developing countries: a review of the economic literature Soc Sci Med 36 1397-876