Evaluating the Financial Factors Influencing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Africa: Tobit Regression and Data Envelopment Analysis
Financial factors, particularly total health expenditure, play a decisive role in shaping MNCH efficiency across African nations. However, expanding health coverage without parallel improvements in system governance may exacerbate inefficiencies. To enhance MNCH outcomes, policy efforts must focus on increasing and strategically allocating financial resources while strengthening institutional accountability and performance.
Authors
- Badreddine El Moutaqi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7340-0627)
- Meriem M’dioud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7855-3495)
- Youssef Er-Rays (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-9226)
- Hamid Ait-Lemqeddem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1270-9286)
Institutions
- Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (MA)
- Université Ibn-Tofail (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIRx Med
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/59703
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Economic Growth and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.74