Characterisation of the rural indigent population in Burkina Faso: a screening tool for setting priority healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa

Ouedraogo S., Ridde V., Atchessi N., Souares A., Koulidiati J., Stoeffler Q. X. M., ...Daha Fazla

BMJ OPEN, cilt.7, sa.10, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013405
  • Dergi Adı: BMJ OPEN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background In Africa, health research on indigent people has focused on how to target them for services, but little research has been conducted to identify the social groups that compose indigence. Our aim was to identify what makes someone indigent beyond being recognised by the community as needing a card for free healthcare.