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Fairness of utilizing health care facilities and out-of-pocket payment burden : evidence from Cambodia

, 2013
Catastrophic spending on health care through out-of-pocket payment is a huge problem in most low- and middle-income countries all over the world. The collapse of health systems and poverty have resulted in the proliferation of the private health sector ...
Aremu, Olatunde, Dalal, Koustuv, Dalal, Koustuv,, Aremu, O.   +3 more
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Gaining Access to Major Elective Surgeries in a Public Tertiary Health Institution in Southeast Nigeria: Evaluating Household Payment Coping Strategies

The Annals of African Surgery, 2019
Background: The Lancet Commission on Global Health recommends that by 2030 no household should be impoverished while accessing needed surgical operation. Meeting this target in Nigeria is challenging.
Ikenna Ifeanyi Nnabugwu, Chikezie Nwankwor, Fredrick Ugwumba   +2 more
doaj  

Large‐Scale Machine Learning to Screen for Small‐Molecule Senolytics

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
A consistent workflow underpins all experiments in this study. A dedicated model‐selection dataset first identifies optimal hyperparameters for each algorithm. Models are then trained and rigorously evaluated on independent sets of molecules using the senolytic ratio SR. Comprehensive hyperparameter exploration across SMILES representations, task types,
Alexis Dougha, Jesus Gil, Pedro J. Ballester   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of immigration on public and out-of-pocket health expenditure in OECD countries [PDF]

, 2020
This paper examined the impact of the inflow of new immigrants on public and out-of-pocket health expenditure in 33 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developments (OECD) countries over the period of 2000–2015.
Gow, Jeff, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Determining the distribution of effective factors on out of pocket payment (formal and informal) in hospitalized cardiac patientsof Shahid Madani hospital and its side effects on the patient or companions-Iran-Tabriz 2010

بیمارستان, 2013
Background: The different effective factors on out of pocket payment (OOP)have been introduced as follows: low salary of the employee's, low governmental tariff, chronic disease, gifts to personnel, physician and other cadre's requests, fear of bad or no
RGH vahidi, M Saadati
doaj  

Catastrophic health expenditure and associated factors among adult diabetes patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction 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, Asmamaw Atnafu, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Nigusu Worku, Banchlay Addis, Asebe Hagos   +5 more
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Awareness and Acceptance of a Contributory Health Insurance Scheme (GO HEALTH) amongst Civil Servants in a North Eastern State of Nigeria

Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: The deployment of accessible, equitable, and affordable healthcare packages to all is vital to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), especially in developing nations like Nigeria. Hence, effective planning, funding, coordination,
Mela Danjin, Hussein Dominic
doaj   +1 more source

HPV vaccination intention among male clients of a large STI outpatient clinic in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Papillomavirus Research, 2016
We explored HPV vaccination intention and its determinants among male clients of the sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic in Amsterdam. In 2015, male clients aged ≥18 years were invited to complete a web-based questionnaire regarding HPV ...
E. Marra, C.J. Alberts, G.D. Zimet, T.G.W.M. Paulussen, T. Heijman, A.A. Hogewoning, G.J.B. Sonder, J.S. Fennema, H.J.C. de Vries, M.F. Schim van der Loeff   +9 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trend in out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services and medications (2010–2014).

, 2019
Trend in out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services and medications (2010–2014).
Patrick O. Asuming (6312581), Caesar Agula (7288574), James F. Phillips (6274085), S. Patrick Kachur (7288571), James Akazili (3215190), Edmund Wedam Kanmiki (5963363), Ayaga A. Bawah (6274094), John Koku Awoonor-Williams (3220128)   +7 more
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