Community views on health sector reform and their participation in health priority setting: case of Lushoto and Muheza districts, Tanzania.

Background: Community participation (CP) is a key concept under 'primary health care' programmes and 'Health Sector Reform' (HSR) in many countries. However, international literature with current empirical evidence on CP in health priority setting and HSR in Tanzania is scanty.

Objectives: To explore and describe community views on HSR and their participation in setting health priorities.