Precommitment, Cash Transfers, and Timely Arrival for Birth: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nairobi Kenya
| Autor: | Katherine T. Lofgren, Margaret McConnell, Jessica Cohen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Cash transfers Time Factors Population Developing country Prenatal care 01 natural sciences Health Services Accessibility 010104 statistics & probability 03 medical and health sciences Patient Admission 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Economics Humans Childbirth Precommitment Operations management 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics education Poverty Motivation education.field_of_study Prenatal Care Delivery Obstetric Kenya Incentive Female Health Facilities |
| Zdroj: | American Economic Review. 107:501-505 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8282 |
| Popis: | Maternal and neonatal mortality rates in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya are among the highest in the world. Mounting evidence suggests that delivering in a facility is not enough to ensure mortality reductions: women must deliver in high-quality facilities and arrive early enough for appropriate care if complications arise. We designed an RCT combining labeled cash transfers and pre-commitment incentives to encourage earlier and more effective delivery facility choice and to promote earlier facility arrival. We find that the intervention improves planning, increases delivery at the desired facility, and encourages more timely arrival at delivery facilities. |
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