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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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Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households

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, Eskindir Loha, Kjell Arne Johansson, Bernt Lindtjørn   +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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Perspectives and evaluation on the effect of financial burden relief of medical insurance for people with catastrophic diseases and its influencing factors

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, Yinghua Qin, Yinghua Qin, Rizhen Wang, Jiacheng Li, Jingjing Liu, Kexin Wang, Ye Li, Zheng Kang, Yanhua Hao, Huan Liu, Hong Sun, Yu Cui, Linghan Shan, Qunhong Wu   +14 more
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Determinants of catastrophic costs among households affected by multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam: a prospective cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Globally, most people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and their households experience catastrophic costs of illness, diagnosis, and care. However, the factors associated with experiencing catastrophic costs are poorly understood.
Thi Anh Mai Pham, Rachel Forse, Andrew J. Codlin, Thi Hoang Yen Phan, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Nga Nguyen, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Phan Thuong Dat, Ha Dang Thi Minh, Lan Huu Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Miranda Bodfish, Knut Lönnroth, Tom Wingfield, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt   +15 more
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A unity of opposites: A prototypical case for the importance of primary-care providers in addressing mental health issues

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Primary-care providers are most often the first point of contact for patients presenting with mental illness. Highly stigmatized and with a litany of other medical issues requiring redress by providers, it may receive inadequate attention, despite its ...
Kevin M Lamm, Cooper L Stone, Genevieve Rebon   +2 more
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Disease-specific out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban Bangladesh: A Bayesian analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Because of the rapid increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and high burden of healthcare-related financial issues in Bangladesh, there is a concern that out-of-pocket (OOP) payments related to illnesses may become a major burden on ...
Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Cherri Zhang, Khin Thet Swe, Md Shafiur Rahman, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Kamrujjaman, Papia Sultana, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Shahinul Alam, Md Mizanur Rahman   +9 more
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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

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, Ling Yao, Zhengjun Li, Tongling Yang, Meixian Liu, Ying Gong, Yun Xu, Chaoyu Ye   +7 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play?

PLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectiveTo determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China.MethodsAn analysis of
Ye Li, Qunhong Wu, Chaojie Liu, Zheng Kang, Xin Xie, Hui Yin, Mingli Jiao, Guoxiang Liu, Yanhua Hao, Ning Ning   +9 more
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Financial burden of prostate cancer in the Iranian population: a cost of illness and financial risk protection analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2023
Background Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in males worldwide and the third most common among Iran’s male population. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding its direct and indirect costs in low and middle-income countries.
Farbod Alinezhad, Farhad Khalili, Hossein Zare, Chunling Lu, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahmood Yousefi   +5 more
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