Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury: a comparative study of anxiety or depression incidence between 2000 and 2009 and 2010–2019 [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Anxiety and depression are prevalent psychological consequences following patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). This study aims to estimate within-cohort temporal changes to compare the incidence of anxiety or depression among ...
Te-Kai Liao +7 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 ResearchIntroduction 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 +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 ResearchBackground 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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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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Challenges in healthcare financing for surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 One-third of the global burden of disease is attributed to surgical conditions yet, 5 billion people globally, lack access to surgery. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, Obstetrics, and Anesthesia (LCOGS) published guidelines for improving access ...
Juliet Siena Okoroh, Robert Riviello
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Health-related financial catastrophe, inequality and chronic illness in Bangladesh. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has a high proportion of households incurring catastrophic health expenditure, and very limited risk sharing mechanisms. Identifying determinants of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and catastrophic health expenditure may reveal ...
Md Mizanur Rahman +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 +2 more
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020 Introduction Ethiopian households’ out-of-pocket healthcare payments constitute one-third of the national healthcare budget and are higher than the global and low-income countries average, and even the global target.
Moges Tadesse Borde +3 more
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COVID-19 newer and emerging treatment options
Apollo Medicine, 2021 Coronavirus disease-19 is a highly contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. It has shown a debilitating and catastrophic effect on the world population and is emerging as a challenging global health crisis, resulting ...
Suneetha Narreddy, Sneha Varahala
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundCatastrophic disease sufferers face a heavy financial burden and are more likely to fall victim to the “illness-poverty-illness” cycle. Deeper reform of the medical insurance system is urgently required to alleviate the financial burden of ...
Pengfei Guo +14 more
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