Browsing by Author "Hamill, Heather"

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The application of Signalling Theory to health-related trust problems: The example of herbal clinics in Ghana and Tanzania

Hampshire, Kate; Hamill, Heather; Mariwah, Simon; Mwanga, Joseph; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel (Social Science & Medicine, 2017)

In contexts where healthcare regulation is weak and levels of uncertainty high, how do patients decide whom and what to trust? In this paper, we explore the potential for using Signalling Theory (ST, a form of Behavioural ...
Managing uncertainty in medicine quality in Ghana: The cognitive and affective basis of trust in a high-risk, low-regulation context

Hamill, Heather; Hampshire, Kate; Mariwah, Simon; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Kyei, Abigail; Castelli, Michele (Social Science & Medicine, 2019)

Where regulation is weak, medicine transactions can be characterised by uncertainty over the drug quality and efficacy, with buyers shouldering the greater burden of risk in exchanges that are typically asymmetric. Drawing ...

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