Primary healthcare seeking behaviour of low-income patients across the public and private health sectors in South Africa

Primary healthcare seeking behaviour of low-income patients across the public and private health sectors in South Africa

Abstract Background The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system aims to re-engineer primary healthcare (PHC) in South Africa, envisioning both private sector providers and public sector clinics as independent contracting units to the NHI Fund. In 2017, 16% of the South African population had...

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Main Authors: Kerensa Govender, Sarah Girdwood, Daniel Letswalo, Lawrence Long, G. Meyer-Rath, J. Miot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Primary healthcare
Private sector
NHI
Preferences
Utilisation
Health care seeking behaviour
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11678-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11678-9

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