Table 2 The nine sites involved in the study of the three policies.
Study district | Free malaria care policy | Free caesarean policy | Free HIV/AIDS care policy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sikasso | CSREF Sikasso | District hospital | Regional hospital | N/A |
| Â | Urban CSCOM Sanoubougou | Urban, well attended, dynamic team | Â | Â |
| Â | Rural CSCOM Kafana | Rural, isolated, health mutual, well enough attended | Â | Â |
Bamako | CSREF Commune 1, Bamako | District hospital | CSREF Commune 1 | CSCOM Commune 2, Bamako, integrated AIDS procedure |
| Â | CSCOM Commune 1 Banconi | Good performance, oldest in the country, popular neighbourhood | Â | USAC Commune 1 Bamako; AIDS procedure = associative unit in the public centre |
| Â | CSCOM Commune 1 Djelibougou | Recent, well-off neighbourhood | Â | CESAC Associative centre |
Kita | CSREF Kita | District hospital | CSREF Kita | N/A |
| Â | CSCOM Djidian | Isolated, elderly retired physician, community dynamics | Â | Â |
| Â | CSCOM Badinko | Well located but poorly attended, new physician | Â | Â |