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Table 1 Description of the three studies

From: Free versus subsidised healthcare: options for fee exemptions, access to care for vulnerable groups and effects on the health system in Burkina Faso

Type of study

Scale of analysis

Data sources

Interviewee profiles

No. of interviewees

History of free care

National

Scientific literature, administrative archives and print media, in-depth semi-structured interviews

Health, agriculture and education (decision-makers, technicians, implementers)

n = 28

Fee exemptions for malaria (prevention, treatment)

District (Hauts-Bassins region)

Scientific literature, routine data, in-depth semi-structured interviews, group discussions

Decision-makers, local actors (NGOs, associations) and healthcare providers

n = 63

Antiretroviral drug exemptions for children and adults

Regional (Centre and Hauts-Bassins regions)

Scientific literature, routine data, semi-structured interviews

Institutional decision-makers, local actors (NGOs, associations), healthcare providers, service users

n = 30