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Substantial Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure on Prenatal Check-Ups: Estimates from a Sample of Pregnant Women in Cartagena, Colombia

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2022
Nelson J Alvis-Zakzuk,1,2 Diana Díaz-Jiménez,1 Pablo Chaparro-Narváez,1 Juan C Gutiérrez-Clavijo,1 Liliana Castillo-Rodríguez,1 Francisco Edna-Estrada,3 Carlos Castañeda-Orjuela,1 Fernando De La Hoz-Restrepo4 1Observatorio Nacional de Salud, Instituto ...
Alvis-Zakzuk NJ, Díaz-Jiménez D, Chaparro-Narváez P, Gutiérrez-Clavijo JC, Castillo-Rodríguez L, Edna-Estrada F, Castañeda-Orjuela C, De La Hoz-Restrepo F   +7 more
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IJCM_236A: Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare among geriatric population in central Kerala

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: India is facing dual challenges caused by a rapid increase in burden of non-communicable diseases, marking epidemiological transition and an unprecedented expansion of geriatric population.
Merin Mariam Roy, Jose Vincent
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Epilepsy-Related Direct Medical and Direct Non-Medical Cost in Adult Patients Living with Epilepsy at a Tertiary Neurology Center in Rwanda

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2023
Dirk E Teuwen,1,2 Fidele Sebera,1,3,4 Alphonsine Murekeyiteto,5 Ieme Garrez,1,2 Eduardo Sanchez-Iriso,6 Josiane Umwiringirwa,3 Georgette Umuhoza,3 Paul AJM Boon,1,2 Peter Dedeken1,2,7 1Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; 2
Teuwen DE, Sebera F, Murekeyiteto A, Garrez I, Sanchez-Iriso E, Umwiringirwa J, Umuhoza G, Boon PAJM, Dedeken P   +8 more
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Trends of medical expenditures and quality of life in US adults with diabetes: the medical expenditure panel survey, 2002–2011

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017
Background Studies indicate a relationship between cost and quality of life (QOL) in diabetes care, however, the interaction is complex and the relationship is not well understood.
Jennifer A. Campbell, Kinfe G. Bishu, Rebekah J. Walker, Leonard E. Egede   +3 more
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Determination of Direct and Indirect Costs Incurred by Tuberculosis Patients During Diagnosis and Treatment in Urban Areas of South Gujarat: A Mixed Method Approach

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Though many initiatives and monetary benefits are incorporated under RNTCP/NTEP, many patients might incur some out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) related to diagnosis, treatment, and hospitalization. Such costs lead to further poverty and default.
Rutu Buch, Rahul Damor, J. K. Kosambiya
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Out-of-pocket health expenditure on diarrheal illness among under-five children in a teaching hospital ins Odisha, India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2020
Background: Diarrhea is the most common illness in children under 5 years of age, accounting for a financial burden for families in developing countries.
Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud, A K Kavitha, Manas Kumar Nayak, Sudhir Kumar Satpathy   +4 more
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Out-of-pocket (OOP) costs incurred by breast cancer patients in Poland

Oncology in Clinical Practice
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumor in women worldwide, the treatment of which, despite being financed by public systems, generates significant costs borne directly by patients. Aim: The study aimed to analyze out-
Mikołaj Bartoszkiewicz, Joanna Kufel-Grabowska, Zsuzsanna Beretzky, Péter Balázs, Pawel Burchardt, Valentin Brodszky   +5 more
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Out-of-pocket costs and time spent attending antenatal care services: a case study of pregnant women in selected rural communities in Zinder, Niger

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Despite an official policy of exemption from health care costs, pregnant women in Niger still face some out-of-pocket costs (OPC) in addition to time costs when they attend antenatal care (ANC) services.
Césaire T. Ouédraogo, Stephen A. Vosti, K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, M. Thierno Faye, Sonja Y. Hess   +5 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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