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Determining the Amount of Subsidy Allocated to the Natural Childbirth Promotion Package in Health Transformation Plan and the Cesarean Section Rate in Kurdistan Province: A Brief Report
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Amir Hosseini 1,
Piroozi 2,
Amerzade 3,
Ghasri 4,
Farshadi 1,
Safari 3,
Moradi 5 |
1- Treatment Deputy, Department of Health Economics, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
2- Social Determinant of Health Research Centre, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
3- Department of Health Services Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4- Treatment Deputy of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
5- Support and Resources Deputy of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran |
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Since April 22, 2014, the natural childbirth promotion package has been implemented in the form of the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) to decrease the cesarean section rate in Iran. This study aimed to determine the amount of subsidy allocated to the natural childbirth package and to examine its effects on the cesarean section rate in hospitals affiliated with Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kurdistan Province, Iran. |
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| Keywords: Cesarean Section, Health System Reforms, Health Expenditure |
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Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
General
Received: 2018/05/4
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