Kimberly Lakin

Thesis Title

Peoples’ expectations of responsive health systems: A case study of maternity care in Vietnam

Description of PhD Project

Central to understanding health systems responsiveness is the concept of expectations. Expectations shape peoples’ experiences of their health system interactions and is, in turn, defined by intersecting social structures and forces over time. Vietnam is a country in transition, experiencing rapid social, economic and health system changes and shifts as a result of the Doi Moi reforms. As a result of these changes, people’s expectations have potentially evolved and, with that, their interactions with the Vietnamese health system. Kimberly’s PhD project examines the engagements, expectations, and experiences of childbearing Vietnamese women in light of these social and economic shifts. The project reflects on the implications for key health system actors examining and improving health systems responsiveness, specifically within market-based health system contexts.

Supervisors

Professor Sumit Kane
Professor Rosemary McKenzie
Advisory Committee Chair: A/Professor  Meghan Bohren.

Biography

Kimberly is a PhD candidate at the Nossal Institute for Global Health and is an active research assistant on the multi-country RESPONSE project. She has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health from the University of Melbourne.

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