Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania

Regions
  • Northern America
  • Americas
  • World
  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
From UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Publication year 2017
Publication authors
  • Anselmi, L.
  • Borghi, J.
  • Binyaruka, P.
Publication Type Scientific Publication
Full Citation Laura Anselmi, Peter Binyaruka, Josephine Borghi. Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania Implementation Science 2017 12:10 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0540-1
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Abstract

The evaluation of payment for performance (P4P) programmes has focused mainly on understanding contributions to health service coverage, without unpacking causal mechanisms. The overall aim of the paper is to test the causal pathways through which P4P schemes may (or may not) influence maternal care outcomes. This work was supported by the UK Department for International Development as part of the Consortium for Research on Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RESYST)