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Exploring the Adaptations of the Free Maternity Policy Implementation by Health Workers and County Officials in Kenya

Boniface Oyugi, Sally Kendall, Stephen Peckham, Stacey Orangi and Edwine Barasa
Global Health: Science and Practice October 2023, 11(5):e2300083; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00083
Boniface Oyugi
aM and E Advisory Group, Nairobi, Kenya.
bCentre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Sally Kendall
bCentre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Stephen Peckham
bCentre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Stacey Orangi
cHealth Economics Research Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Edwine Barasa
cHealth Economics Research Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
dCenter for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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    Policy Implementer Strategies

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    Example of Posters Used in Some Kenyan Public Health Facilities to Inform Clients of Free Maternity Policy Registration Requirements

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    Summary of Respondents Interviewed for Insights Into Strategies Used by Policy Implementers for Free Maternity Policy in Kenya

    Female, No.Male, No.Total, No.
    County and health facility
        County department of health officials (senior-level and middle-level managers)213
        Public hospital managers (medical superintendent, facility-level managers, department in-charges, and hospital administrator)729
        Health workers (nursing officers, clinical officers, and accounting/clerical officers)639
        Total15621
    National
        Ministry of Health officials415
        National Hospital Insurance Fund officials303
        Development partners257
        Total9615
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