Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city

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dc.contributor.advisorThiede, Michaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorOkorafor, Okoreen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMapira, Wendyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-03T19:43:40Z
dc.date.available2014-09-03T19:43:40Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 68-70.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study attempts to evaluate the impact of the health sector deregulation policy on the choice of health care providers 12 years after its implementation. It gives some insights into the pattern of health care choices in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe with the aim of drawing some conclusions about the urban areas of Zimbabwe. The other objective is to highlight the impact of personal characteristics and factors related to the facility on the choice between public and private health care providers. Some coping mechanisms being used by urban dwellers in dealing with illness are also investigated. Micro data was gathered by administering a questionnaire to randomly selected individuals who experienced some illness or injury during the reference period. For empirical estimation, logistic regression was used. The results of the study show that the urban poor rely heavily on public health care providers, informal forms of care, and they have limited access to private sector facilities. Although the deregulation policy managed to bring in new players in the health sector, the amount of competition was not enough to lower the cost of health care because the cost of drugs and consultation fees continued to soar. The major factors found to influence health care choices are gender, net monthly income, education, occupation, and availability of essential drugs, fees and the cost of drugs. The results of the study show a clear message that deregulation of the health sector did manage to increase the size of the private sector but failed to widen the scope of provider choices especially for the poorer urban residents.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMapira, W. (2003). <i>Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6905en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMapira, Wendy. <i>"Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6905en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMapira, W. 2003. Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mapira, Wendy AB - The study attempts to evaluate the impact of the health sector deregulation policy on the choice of health care providers 12 years after its implementation. It gives some insights into the pattern of health care choices in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe with the aim of drawing some conclusions about the urban areas of Zimbabwe. The other objective is to highlight the impact of personal characteristics and factors related to the facility on the choice between public and private health care providers. Some coping mechanisms being used by urban dwellers in dealing with illness are also investigated. Micro data was gathered by administering a questionnaire to randomly selected individuals who experienced some illness or injury during the reference period. For empirical estimation, logistic regression was used. The results of the study show that the urban poor rely heavily on public health care providers, informal forms of care, and they have limited access to private sector facilities. Although the deregulation policy managed to bring in new players in the health sector, the amount of competition was not enough to lower the cost of health care because the cost of drugs and consultation fees continued to soar. The major factors found to influence health care choices are gender, net monthly income, education, occupation, and availability of essential drugs, fees and the cost of drugs. The results of the study show a clear message that deregulation of the health sector did manage to increase the size of the private sector but failed to widen the scope of provider choices especially for the poorer urban residents. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city TI - Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6905 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6905
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMapira W. Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6905en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleDemand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare cityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
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