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Social networks and maternal health care utilisation in Tanzania

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  • Alfred K. Mukong
  • Justine Burns

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Social networks are increasingly being recognised as having an important influence on the health market outcomes, as they facilitate the exchange of information on health care related issues. Networks reduce search costs by providing information to peers about the appropriate health care providers and details about the functioning of the health care system. In this paper, we […]

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  • Alfred K. Mukong & Justine Burns, 2015. "Social networks and maternal health care utilisation in Tanzania," Working Papers 540, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:540
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    1. Sheabo Dessalegn, S., 2017. "Social capital and maternal health care use in rural Ethiopia," Other publications TiSEM bb0ec225-4ec3-4028-90d6-1, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    2. Alfred Kechia Mukong, 2017. "Peer Networks and Tobacco Consumption in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 85(3), pages 341-367, September.
    3. Sharmistha Self & Richard Grabowski, 2018. "Factors influencing maternal health care in Nepal: the role of socioeconomic interaction," Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 25(2), pages 53-75, December.

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    Keywords

    Africa; Healthcare; Market Regulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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