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Out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic expenditures due to traffic injuries in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [PDF]

Health Economics Review, 2021
Objective To estimate the out-of-pocket expenditures linked to Road Traffic Injuries in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as well as the prevalence of catastrophic expenditures among those out-of-pocket payments, and to identify the socio-economic determinants ...
Laurène Petitfour, Emmanuel Bonnet, Isadora Mathevet, Aude Nikiema, Valéry Ridde   +4 more
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Catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment due to out-of-pocket health payments in Kosovo [PDF]

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018
Background The current health system reforms in Kosovo aim to improve health status through universal health coverage. Risk pooling and ensuring access to necessary care without financial hardship are envisaged through compulsory health insurance.
Fatime Arenliu Qosaj, Guenter Froeschl, Merita Berisha, Bashkim Bellaqa, Rolf Holle   +4 more
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Household economic burden and catastrophic expenditures in non-resistant tuberculosis patients: cross-sectional survey in Guizhou, China [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesIn accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO)'s “End TB Strategy,” which aims to eradicate catastrophic expenditures faced by TB-affected families, we intend to thoroughly investigate and comprehend the economic burden, catastrophic ...
Xiaoxue Ma, Aijue Huang, Huijuan Chen, Jian Zhou, Yuying He, Weibing Wang, Rong Du, Xueli Guo, Qi Zhao, Jinlan Li   +9 more
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Relationship Between Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Income Quintile Decline [PDF]

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2018
Objectives The aims of this study were to investigate the proportion of households facing catastrophic health expenditures based on household income quintiles, and to analyze the relationship between expenditures and household income quintile decline ...
Jeong-Hee Kang, Chul-Woung Kim
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Catastrophic health expenditure and associated factors among adult diabetes patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Out-of-pocket health expenditures pose a substantial financial burden for millions of people worldwide. Diabetes patients without financial protection often face catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure. However, the catastrophic out-of-
Kibret Mesgie, Asmamaw Atnafu, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Nigusu Worku, Banchlay Addis, Asebe Hagos   +5 more
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Out of pocket and catastrophic health expenditure in Tanzania: recent evidence on the incidence, intensity and distribution [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background In most low-income countries (LICs), health is mainly financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures. However, it is claimed that this form of payment causes a massive burden on poor households. This study investigates the catastrophic impact of
John Massito, Gabriel Hinju
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Decomposing socio-economic inequality in catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures in Malawi.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Reducing health inequalities and inequities is one of the key goals that health systems aspire to achieve as it ensures improvement in health outcomes among all population groups.
Atupele N Mulaga, Mphatso S Kamndaya, Salule J Masangwi   +2 more
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Examining the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures and its determinants using multilevel logistic regression in Malawi.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundDespite a free access to public health services policy in most sub-Saharan African countries, households still contribute to total health expenditures through out-of-pocket expenditures.
Atupele N Mulaga, Mphatso S Kamndaya, Salule J Masangwi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring dynamics in catastrophic health care expenditure in Nigeria

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background The Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme aimed at making health care accessible and affordable since it’s became operational in 2005. However, many Nigerians still pay out of pocket for medical expenses, and this drive them to incurring ...
Henry C. Edeh
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Inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures in conflict-affected areas and the Colombian peace agreement: an oaxaca-blinder change decomposition analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background The present study analyzes inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures in conflict-affected regions of Meta, Colombia and socioeconomic factors contributing to the existence and changes in catastrophic expenditures before and after the ...
Sebastián León-Giraldo, Juan Sebastián Cuervo-Sánchez, Germán Casas, Catalina González-Uribe, Noemi Kreif, Oscar Bernal, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra   +6 more
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