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

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

BMJ OPEN, vol.7, no.10, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 7 Issue: 10
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013405
• Journal Name: BMJ OPEN
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.