Out-of-Pocket Costs and Other Determinants of Access to Healthcare for Children with Febrile Illnesses: A Case-Control Study in Rural Tanzania

Joëlle Castellani; Borislava Mihaylova; Silvia M. A. A. Evers; Aggie T. G. Paulus; Zakayo E. Mrango; Omari Kimbute; Joseph P. Shishira; Francis Mulokozi; Max Petzold; Jan Singlovic; Melba Gomes

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122386

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Out-of-Pocket Costs and Other Determinants of Access to Healthcare for Children with Febrile Illnesses: A Case-Control Study in Rural Tanzania

Joëlle Castellani ,

* E-mail: j.castellani@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Borislava Mihaylova,

Affiliation Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Silvia M. A. A. Evers,

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Aggie T. G. Paulus,

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Zakayo E. Mrango,

Affiliation Kilosa Station, National Institute for Medical Research, Kilosa, Tanzania
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Omari Kimbute,

Affiliation Kilosa Station, National Institute for Medical Research, Kilosa, Tanzania
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Joseph P. Shishira,

Affiliation Kilosa Station, National Institute for Medical Research, Kilosa, Tanzania
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Francis Mulokozi,

Affiliation Kilosa Station, National Institute for Medical Research, Kilosa, Tanzania
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Max Petzold,

Affiliation Centre for Applied Biostatistics, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Jan Singlovic,

Affiliation World Health Organization consultant, Libochovany, Czech Republic
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Melba Gomes

Affiliation UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Out-of-Pocket Costs and Other Determinants of Access to Healthcare for Children with Febrile Illnesses: A Case-Control Study in Rural Tanzania

Joëlle Castellani,
Borislava Mihaylova,
Silvia M. A. A. Evers,
Aggie T. G. Paulus,
Zakayo E. Mrango,
Omari Kimbute,
Joseph P. Shishira,
Francis Mulokozi,
Max Petzold,
Jan Singlovic

Published: April 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122386

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