Table 1.

Number of health financing pilot clinics in selected provinces, and baseline fees

Note: Diagonally-shaded cells represent eight facilities where user fees were removed. Facilities randomized to ‘Control’ and cells shaded grey represent the comparison group for analysis in this study. The comparison group therefore includes facilities that experienced no change in user fee levels.

^aPanjshir province implemented only user fees at three facilities.

^bFacility not able to be surveyed at follow-up (one of two user fee facilities in Farah; both free facilities and the control facility in Badghis).