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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The health system cost of post-abortion care in Uganda
Health Policy and Planning, Volume 29, No. 1, Year 2014
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Description
This article presents estimates based on the research conducted in 2010 of the cost to the Ugandan health system of providing post-abortion care (PAC), filling a gap in knowledge of the cost of unsafe abortion. Thirty-nine public and private health facilities were sampled representing three levels of health care, and data were collected on drugs, supplies, material, personnel time and out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, direct non-medical costs in the form of overhead and capital costs were also measured. Our results show that the average annual PAC cost per client, across five types of abortion complications, was $131. The total cost of PAC nationally, including direct non-medical costs, was estimated to be $13.9 million per year. Satisfying all demand for PAC would raise the national cost to $20.8 million per year. This shows that PAC consumes a substantial portion of the total expenditure in reproductive health in Uganda. Investing more resources in family planning programmes to prevent unwanted and mistimed pregnancies would help reduce health systems costs. © 2012 The Author.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC3872370/bin/supp_29_1_56__index.html
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC3872370/bin/supp_czs133_SuppFindings_121211.xlsx
Authors & Co-Authors
Vlassoff, Michael
United States, Washington, D.c.
Guttmacher Institute
Mugisha, Frederick
Uganda, Kampala
Gish Africa
Sundaram, Aparna
United States, Washington, D.c.
Guttmacher Institute
Bankole, Akinrinola
United States, Washington, D.c.
Guttmacher Institute
Singh, Susheela D.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Guttmacher Institute
Amanya, Leo
Uganda, Kampala
Independent Consultant
Kiggundu, Charles
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Mirembe, Florence Maureen
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/heapol/czs133
e-ISSN:
14602237
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Uganda