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Out-of-pocket expenditures for primary health care in Tajikistan : a time-trend analysis [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Aligned with the international call for universal coverage of affordable and quality health care, the government of Tajikistan is undertaking reforms of its health system aiming amongst others at reducing the out-of-pocket expenditures (OPE ...
Gulyamova, Z. M., Sharipov, S., Schwarz, J., Zulfiya M Gulyamova, Wyss, K., Joëlle Schwarz, Kaspar Wyss, Soleh Sharipov   +7 more
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Changes in Catastrophic Health Expenditures Depending on Health Policies in Turkey

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, Gülpembe Oguzhan, Zafer Çalşkan   +2 more
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Out-of-pocket expenditures on traditional and Western medicine in Taiwan

International Journal of Public Health, 2012
Coexistence of traditional and modern medicine is common in Asian countries. This paper investigates out-of-pocket expenditures on traditional medicine, traditional medical service, and Western medicine by households in Taiwan.Using a national sample of 13,765 households, the three expenditure equations are estimated with a censored system procedure ...
Steven T, Yen, Hung-Hao, Chang, Tsui-Fang, Lin   +2 more
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The Determinants of Household Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Medical Expenditure in Rural Bangladesh

, 2018
Background: The Government of Bangladesh has a National Healthcare Strategy 2012–2032 that reiterates a goal to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by the year 2032. To achieve the goal, the government has set up a strategy to reduce the share of out-
Mamun, Shamsul Arifeen Khan, Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Khanam, Rasheda, Shamsul Arifeen Khan Mamun, Rasheda Khanam   +5 more
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Out-of-pocket health expenditure as a fraction of capacity-to-pay, and catastrophic health expenditure.

, 2022
ctp = capacity-to-pay, oop = out-of-pocket payment.
Khurshid Alam (704442), Taslima Rahman (12936914), Dominic Gasbarro (12936917)   +2 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure among geriatric population of Lucknow district, India

Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2017
Background: Health system that is chiefly financed by out of pocket expenditure can have varying impact on patients belonging to different income groups.
Pavan Pandey, Shivendra Kumar Singh
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Catastrophic healthcare expenditure and coping strategies among patients attending cancer treatment services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background With the rapid increase in magnitude and mortality of cancer, which is costly disease to manage, several patients particularly in developing countries are facing a huge financial burden. The study aimed to examine the incidence of catastrophic
Gebremicheal Gebreslassie Kasahun, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Yohannes Hailemichael, Aynalem Abraha Woldemariam, Teferi Gedif Fenta   +4 more
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Hypertension in urban slums of southern India: Burden, awareness, health seeking, control and risk factor profile

Indian Heart Journal, 2023
Introduction: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global disease burden. Inequalities in health among urban poor and non-poor is a matter of concern. The current study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and to describe the health
P.S. Rakesh, B.A. Renjini, Sreelakshmi Mohandas, Jaideep Menon, Mathews Numpelil, Aswathy Sreedevi, Beena Vasudevan   +6 more
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Out of pocket expenditure on surgical and nonsurgical conditions in Odisha

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
Out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) for any illness is still a major problem in India. Several evidence is available regarding growing OOPE and its impact on household poverty. However, limited evidence is there regarding OOPE on multiple disease conditions in public hospitals.To estimate the OOPE for various hospitalized conditions at the secondary level
Sarit Kumar Rout, Kirti Sundar Sahu, Subhashisa Swain, Sanghamitra Pati   +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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