Factors associated with overreporting based on community verification results in a performance-based financing program in Zimbabwe
We identified various factors that were associated with unsubstantiated VMMCs to inform risk-based sampling; however, our findings also suggest potential data fabrication. Programs should consider employing similar methods to reduce costs and increase the use of community verification data.
Authors
- Taurai Kambeu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4939-2955)
- Gabrielle O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-8240)
- Bernardo Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-8841)
- Sinokuthemba Xaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-7053)
- Getrude Ncube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-8901)
- Trina Gorman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6954-8322)
- Jabulani Mavudze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6792-0526)
- Brian Maponga
- Pia Arce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1470-7378)
Institutions
- W. L. Gore & Associates (Germany) (DE)
- University of Washington (US)
- Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (ZW)
- Edmonds Community College (US)
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12599-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13