Examining the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures and its determinants using multilevel logistic regression in Malawi. [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Catastrophic Health ExpenditureandHousehold Well-Being [PDF]
, 2008 According to the catastrophic health expenditure methodology a household is in catastrophe if its health out-of-pocket budget share exceeds a critical threshold.
Karine Lamiraud, Ramses H. Abul Naga
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How Do Intergenerational Economic Support, Emotional Support and Multimorbidity Affect the Catastrophic Health Expenditures of Middle-Aged and Elderly Families?–Evidence From CHARLS2018 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 ObjectivesThe elderly face multiple vulnerabilities such as health, economy and society, and are prone to catastrophic health expenditures. This study aims to analyze the impact of children's intergenerational economic support, emotional support, and ...
Shaoliang Tang +7 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 +3 more
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Inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures in conflict-affected areas and the Colombian peace agreement: an oaxaca-blinder change decomposition analysis [PDF]
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 +6 more
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Changes in Catastrophic Health Expenditures Depending on Health Policies in Turkey [PDF]
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 +2 more
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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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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 expenditures in hospitalized patients with delta variant of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2023 Background: Financial protection of populations against healthcare costs is one of the fundamental responsibilities of governments. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and it’s affecting factors in ...
Zahra Gheinali +4 more
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A Simple Measure of Catastrophic Health Expenditures. [PDF]
Health EconABSTRACTIn this paper, we propose a simple Watts‐type measure of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) which is an adaptation of the classic Watts poverty measure. The appeal of the proposed measure stems from the fact that it is both additively decomposable (i.e., it provides information on the contributions of the various population subgroups of ...
Ogwang T, Mwabu G.
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