Resumen de Households’ therapeutic behavior: an empirical study for Cote D´Ivoire

Koffi N'Da, Bédia François Aka

• This article seeks to understand the Ivorian health policy and identify factors justifying the choice of the therapeutic route for Ivorian households. The health supply is ensured both by the public and private sectors. The health system is hierarchical with an order of precedence for the public health system. Resources are unevenly distributed in the country by focusing on the District of Abidjan. Health coverage ratios are well below international standards. The demand analysis using the discrete choice model reveals that the choice of health care provider is determined by individual and family factors, but also by elements related to their living environment, care quality indicators and the health care supply. The financing mechanism of health costs is also decisive in the choice of households