FRONTIERS PROJECT
Intra-household Decisionmaking Regarding Health and Resource Allocation

Researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center, the Center for Research and Training in Population (Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Population), and FRONTIERS assessed sociocultural factors and how they affect the use of health services in Benin’s Bourgou region. The study found that communities do not consider health care a priority when allocating household resources, and that adult men dominate decisions about household resource allocation and health care. Quality of care is the most important concern raised by men and women who are willing to pay higher costs and travel farther to receive high-quality care.

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Location

Bourgou region, Benin

Duration

April 2000–December 2000

Population Council researchers

Ian Askew, Pierre Ngom

Non-Council collaborators

African Population and Health Research Center

Center for Training and Research on Population (Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Population)

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2002
"Benin: Target men to increase use of health services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 18. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 268 KB)

2000
Ngom, Pierre, Salmoe Wawire, Timothée Gandaho, Pierre Klissou, Toussaint Adjimon, Mbaye Sèye, Emile Akouanou, and Laurie Winter. "Intra-household decision-making on health and resource allocation in Bourgou, Benin," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 448 KB)

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See Also

• Men and Male Roles
• Men and Reproductive Health
• FRONTIERS Male Involvement
• FRONTIERS Quality of Care Improvement
• FRONTIERS Benin

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