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Cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus management for households in Northern India – an econometric analysis [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Aim To estimate the economic burden of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus management and its influencing variables, on urban households in North India. Methods A community-based prospective, observational, cost-of-illness study was carried out from the patient’s ...
Kanika Bansal, Meena Rajput, Rajesh Rajput   +2 more
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Household costs, catastrophic out-of-pocket payments and impoverishment related to accessing surgical care in rural Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe objective of this study was to assess the household costs, catastrophic out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure, impoverishment and coping mechanisms used to pay for surgical care in a predominantly rural area of Ethiopia.MethodsWe conducted
Yohannes Hailemichael, Tigist Eshetu, Sewit Timothewos, Andualem Deneke, Amezene Tadesse, Ahmed Abdella, Abebe Bekele, Andrew Leather, Girmay Medhin, Martin Prince, Charlotte Hanlon   +10 more
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Financial burden of severe childhood illness on households in Lao People's Democratic Republic: A prospective cohort study. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health
Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) introduced a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme in 2016 to all provinces except Vientiane Capital City. We describe the financial impact on households related to treatment of severe childhood illness at a ...
Alicia Quach, Mayfong Mayxay, Laddaphone Bounvilay, Amphaivanh Thammavong, Toukta Bounkhoun, Chom Phaiphichit, Nar Kingkeooudom, Sommanikhone Phangmanixay, Phouthalavanh Souvannasing, Elizabeth A Ashley, Cattram Nguyen, Natalie Carvalho, Fiona M Russell   +12 more
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Impact of out-of-pocket expenses on children with cancer in Tanzania: A mixed-methods economic study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundFor children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries, medical and non-medical expenses are often paid through out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, which pose significant barriers to timely care. Our study aims to estimate the impact of OOP
Emily R Smith, Pamela Espinoza, Happiness D Kajoka, Henry E Rice, Madeline Metcalf, Anna Tupetz, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Blandina T Mmbaga, Catherine Staton, Esther Majaliwa   +9 more
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Effects of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme on reducing medical impoverishment in rural Yanbian: An alternative approach. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2016
Sun M, Shen JJ, Li C, Cochran C, Wang Y, Chen F, Li P, Lu J, Chang F, Li X, Hao M.   +10 more
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What fragile factors hinder the pace of China’s alleviation efforts of the poverty-stricken population? A study from the perspective of impoverishment caused by medical expenses

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Objective China has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation. However, with the change in economic development and age structure, the population stricken by poverty due to medical expenses and disability accounted for 42.3 and 14.4% of the ...
Jiahui Wang, Xinye Qi, Linghan Shan, Kexin Wang, Xiao Tan, Zheng Kang, Ning Ning, Libo Liang, Lijun Gao, Mingli Jiao, Yu Cui, Yanhua Hao, Qunhong Wu, Ye Li   +13 more
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The hidden financial catastrophe of chronic kidney disease under universal coverage and Thai “Peritoneal Dialysis First Policy”

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectiveUniversal health coverage can decrease the magnitude of the individual patient's financial burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the residual financial hardship from the patients' perspective has not been well-studied in low and middle ...
Pornpen Sangthawan, Pinkaew Klyprayong, Sarayut L. Geater, Pimwara Tanvejsilp, Sirirat Anutrakulchai, Sarinya Boongird, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Charan Kuhiran, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Kajohnsak Noppakun, Watanyu Parapiboon, Supinda Sirilak, Pluemjit Tankee, Puntapong Taruangsri, Pasuree Sangsupawanich, Piyamitr Sritara, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Chagriya Kitiyakara   +18 more
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Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background Utilizing surgical services, including caesarean sections, can result in catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment. In 2010, Sierra Leone introduced the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), a national financial risk protection program for the
Alex J. van Duinen, Josien Westendorp, Thomas Ashley, Lars Hagander, Hampus Holmer, Alimamy P. Koroma, Andrew J. M. Leather, Mark G. Shrime, Arne Wibe, Håkon A. Bolkan   +9 more
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Financial protection effects of private health insurance: experimental evidence from Chinese households with resident basic medical insurance

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background After achieving universal basic medical insurance coverage, Chinese government put the development of private health insurance (PHI) on its agenda to further strengthen financial risk protection.
Xian-zhi Fu
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Current Trend of Accreditation within Medical Education [PDF]

, 2020
Currently, accreditation within medical education is a priority on the agenda for many countries worldwide. The World Federation for Medical Education’s (WFME) launch of its first trilogy of standards in 2003 was a seminal event in promoting ...
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단)
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