Outline of research strategy
| Issue to be investigated | Main methods used |
|---|---|
| Technical healthcare quantity and quality | Technical evaluation37 |
| Household healthcare acts and costs | Longitudinal household illness survey + qualitative interviews and focus groups |
| Potential determinants of healthcare acts: | |
| type and severity of illness | Longitudinal household illness survey |
| patient characteristics | Longitudinal household illness survey |
| household characteristics | Cross sectional household survey |
| perceived provider characteristics | Qualitative |
| Affordability of health care | Analysis of above + qualitative |
| Interventions | Participant observation + qualitative |