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dc.contributor.authorChimhutu, Victor
dc.contributor.authorLindkvist, Ida
dc.contributor.authorLange, Siri
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T08:20:27Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T08:20:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.identifieroai:www.cmi.no:5027
dc.identifier.citationin BMC Health Services Research vol. 14 no. 23 pp. 1-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2475108
dc.description.abstractBackground: Despite limited evidence of its effectiveness,performance-based payments (P4P) are seen by leading policymakers as a potential solution to the slow progress in reaching Millennium Development Goal 5: improved maternal health. This paper offers insights into two of the aspects that are lacking in the current literature on P4P, namely what strategies health workers employ to reach set targets, and how the intervention plays out when implemented by local government as part of a national programme that does not receive donor funding. Methods: A total of 28 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with 25 individuals were conducted in Mvomero district over a period of 15 months in 2010 and 2011, both before and after P4P payments. Seven facilities, including six dispensaries and one health centre, were covered. Informants included 17 nurses, three clinical officers, two medical attendants, one lab technician and two district health administrators. Results: Health workers reported a number of strategies to increase the number of deliveries at their facility, including health education and cooperation with traditional health providers. The staff at all facilities also reported that they had told the women that they would be sanctioned if they gave birth at home, such as being fined or denied clinical cards and/or vaccinations for their babies. There is a great uncertainty in relation to the potential health impacts of the behavioural changes that have come with P4P, as the reported strategies may increase the numbers, but not necessarily the quality. Contrary to the design of the P4P programme, payments were not based on performance. We argue that this was due in part to a lack of resources within the District Administration, and in part as a result of egalitarian fairness principles. Conclusions: Our results suggest that particular attention should be paid to adverse effects when using external rewards for improved health outcomes, and secondly, that
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relationBMC Health Services Research
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dc.relation.ispartofBMC Health Services Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC Health Services Research vol. 14 no. 23
dc.relation.urihttps://www.cmi.no/publications/5027-when-incentives-work-too-well
dc.subjectP4P
dc.subjectPay for Performance
dc.subjectIncentives
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleWhen incentives work too well: Locally implemented Pay for Performance (P4P) and adverse sanctions towards home birth in Tanzania - a qualitative study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1472-6963-14-23
dc.identifier.cristin1128283


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