Socioeconomic Aspects of Malaria Control

The book investigates treatment seeking behavior and§the potential of encouraging effective treatment with§prepayment schemes as a strategy in the control of§malaria. Early detection, prompt and effective§treatment are still the most effective ways of§managing malaria in most endemic areas but all these§means are hindered by scarcity of resources. Low§health care expenditure in many developing countries§is associated with limited tax revenue and budget§stringencies. User charges have undesirable equity§effects and debt financing is unsustainable. The§above suggest a need for alternative approach to§financing health care in general and to financing§preventive diseases in particular to reduce their§burden. This book shed light on household malaria§treatment seeking behavior and the factors affecting§the choice of treatment options under a user fees§scheme as well as ex ante demand for malaria care§under a prepayment scheme. This book should be useful§to anyone interested in understanding the social and§economic aspects of malaria and the potential§benefits of using financing policies towards the§control of malaria as well as other tropical diseases§in developing countries.