Implementation of User Fee Charges at Primary Care Facilities: Adherence and Implications for Users and Facility Revenue Antony Opwora Evelyn Waweru, Mitsuru.

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Implementation of User Fee Charges at Primary Care Facilities: Adherence and Implications for Users and Facility Revenue Antony Opwora Evelyn Waweru, Mitsuru Toda, Tansy Edwards, Greg Fegan, Abdisalan Noor, Sassy Molyneux, Catherine Goodman AfHEA Conference, Dakar Senegal March 16 th, 2011

Background Universal access to health and MDGs: – Reduce financial burden on patients for equity Major challenge for peripheral facilities: – Accessing funds through the district health system – PETS reports: 40% of resources do not reach them User fees is an alternative funding source that is widely adopted BUT..... user fees have documented negative impacts, especially for the poor – Calls for their removal/reduction in developing countries

Background... 2 User fee reduction policy (10/20 Policy) was adopted in Kenya in 2004 Concerns that implementation of the policy is far from perfect – District level studies show that users continue paying high and variable fees for services – Drug shortage, declining revenue, poor policy design and implementation processes National picture on adherence is warranted in view of planned direct funding to peripheral facilities Main objective – Present a national picture on adherence to official user fee policy and make recommendations for implementation of future policy

Study Design Cluster randomized sample of facili ties Randomly selected 24 districts – Three non-municipal districts per Province (excl. Nairobi) and 3 municipal districts Randomly selected sample of facilities in each district, stratified by facility type – Up to 7 health centres and 7 dispensaries in each district

Data Collection Fieldwork: July – September 2010 Structured survey at each facility – Interviews with facility in-charge (n=248) – Records review of financial records (n=244) – Exit interviews with 3 outpatients seeking curative care (n=698) Data entered directly onto mini-laptops

Data Analysis Analysis done using Stata TM v. 11 Used svy commands to account for: – Variation in sampling probability – Stratification by province and facility type – Clustering at the district and facility level

7 Results

User Fee Policy Known locally as the “10/20 Policy” All services at Dispensaries cost KES 10, and at Health Centres KES 20 Exemptions: – All under five services – ANC – Special Conditions: Malaria, STIs + AIDS, TB – Delivery Not clear: Registration/Card and Laboratory fees

Adherence to User Fee Policy (excl. patient card fees)

Adherence to User Fee Policy (excl. patient card and lab fees)

User Payments 74.7% had paid for services that day (median Kes.30) 5% owed the facility some money for treatment received – Under 5 years old: median Kes.25 – Over 5 years old: median Kes % needed to purchase additional medical supplies at a later stage, primarily drugs

Patient Card and Lab Fees Where patient card purchase was required, the median cost was 20 KES for all cases Lab fees varied: – Delivery was median 350 KES and adults with TB was median 300 KES, though rarely charged – More frequently charged were lab fees for first ANC visits (median 240 KES)

Facility Expenditure of All Revenue 82.0% of the facilities received income from user fees (Median income US$ 683; IQR 115 – 2,091)

Importance of User Fees Two thirds of support staff paid by user fees

15 Discussion

Implementation of Direct Funding Direct funding through Health Sector Services Fund (HSSF) has been established by government of Kenya – Funds credited directly to each facility’s bank account starting in October 2010, after a successful pilot in Coast – Fund managed by the facility committee (HFC) HSSF disbursed US$ 570 to each health centre to cover one quarter – Equivalent to a year’s median income for all facilities – Significant if intended to replace user fees Current status of HSSF - Partial roll-out – October 2010 – in most health centres – Planned for July 2011 – a subset of dispensaries

Conclusion Operations of primary health facilities are hugely supported by user fees Adherence to official user fee policy is very low Users incur additional expenses beyond the user fees paid Direct funding may have the potential to ease the financial burden on users, only if adherence to user fees is greatly improved We recommend this could be enhanced by: – Clarifying user fee guidelines – Continued facility funding contingent on adherence – Extra funding (e.g. performance based financing) for facilities strictly following the guidelines and those showing improved service quality

Acknowledgments Funding from DANIDA and MOPHS Technical assistance and advice from MOPHS staff Simon Mulwa and John Senga for database support Our very dedicated fieldwork team All interviewees for their time and warm welcome

19 Thank you