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Changes in Catastrophic Health Expenditures Depending on Health Policies in Turkey

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Without any financial protection out of pocket health expenses are essential both because their increase causes difficulties in accessing higher quality health services for households and more importantly because it complicates access to most basic ...
Guvenc Kockaya, Gülpembe Oguzhan, Zafer Çalşkan   +2 more
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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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Catastrophic health expenditure and household impoverishment in Togo. [PDF]

J Public Health Res, 2023
Sanoussi Y, Zounmenou AY, Ametoglo M.
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Effect of socioeconomic status and healthcare provider on post-transplantation care in Malaysia: A multi-centre survey of kidney transplant recipients.

PLoS ONE, 2023
IntroductionAs the rate of end-stage kidney disease rises, there is an urgent need to consider the catastrophic health expenditure of post-transplantation care. Even a small amount of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare can negatively affect households'
Peter Gan Kim Soon, Sanjay Rampal, Soo Kun Lim, Tin Tin Su   +3 more
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National and Provincial Estimates of Catastrophic Health Expenditure and its Determinants in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021
Background: Despite various supply-side efforts, out of pocket expenditure occupies a considerable portion of healthcare financing in Nepal. With the recent process of federalization in country, there is additional scope for contextualized planning at ...
Arjun Kumar Thapa, Achyut Raj Pandey
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Catastrophic health expenditure and its association with socioeconomic status in China: evidence from the 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background An increase in healthcare utilization in response to universal health coverage may leave massive economic burden on individuals and households. Identifying catastrophic health expenditure helps us understand such burden.
Xi Li, Itismita Mohanty, Tiemin Zhai, Peipei Chai, Theo Niyonsenga   +4 more
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The effect of community based health insurance on catastrophic health expenditure in Northeast Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:Moving towards the goal of universal health coverage requires strengthening service delivery and overcoming significant financial barriers.
Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Measho Gebreslassie Gebregziabher, Alemayehu Shimeka Teferra   +2 more
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Household Catastrophic Health Expenditure [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011
Background: Fairness in financial contribution for health was determined by WHO (World Health Report, 2000) as the third goal of health systems which is measured by fairness in financial contribution index (FFCI).
A Daneshkohan, M Karami, F Najafi, B Karami Matin   +3 more
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Direct patient costs of maternal care and birth-related complications at faith-based hospitals in Madagascar: a secondary analysis of programme data using patient invoices

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives We aimed to determine the rate of catastrophic health expenditure incurred by women using maternal healthcare services at faith-based hospitals in Madagascar.Design This was a secondary analysis of programmatic data obtained from a non ...
Till Bärnighausen, Mara Anna Franke, Rinja Mitolotra Ranaivoson, Mahery Rebaliha, Sahondra Rasoarimanana, Samuel Knauss, Julius Valentin Emmrich   +6 more
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Factors affecting catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from medical expenses in China: policy implications of universal health insurance

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To assess the degree to which the Chinese people are protected from catastrophic household expenditure and impoverishment from medical expenses and to explore the health system and structural factors influencing the first of these outcomes ...
Ye Li, Qunhong Wu, Ling Xu, David Legge, Yanhua Hao, Lijun Gao, Ning Ning, Gang Wan   +7 more
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