Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania
This paper aims to test the causal pathways through which P4P schemes may (or may not) influence maternal care outcomes
Abstract
The evaluation of payment for performance (P4P) programmes has focused mainly on understanding contributions to health service coverage, without unpacking causal mechanisms. The overall aim of the paper is to test the causal pathways through which P4P schemes may (or may not) influence maternal care outcomes.
This work was supported by the UK Department for International Development as part of the Consortium for Research on Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RESYST)
Citation
Laura Anselmi, Peter Binyaruka, Josephine Borghi. Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania Implementation Science 2017 12:10 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0540-1