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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Catastrophic health expenditure"”.
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Socio-economic status and household catastrophic health expenditure in urban Argentina
… is to explore the socioeconomic determinants of catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure in Argentina in order to be able to capture the distribution of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) among health coverage. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on the Household Expenditure …
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Surgical catastrophic health expenditure at New Somerset Hospital, a South African public sector hospital
Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishing health expenditure (IHE) are significant barriers to surgical care. Worldwide, 3.7 billion people risk financial catastrophe if they require surgery, mostly affecting the poorest populations in LMICs. Surgical CHE and IHE are not …
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Sensitivity of measuring the progress in financial risk protection to varied survey instruments: A case study of Ghana
Valid and reliable data on household health expenditure and other household consumption expenditure are important for monitoring the progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the difficulty in obtaining reliable estimates of private expenditure on health often undermine the …
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A systematic review of the assessment of out-of-pocket payment removal policies in reducing the economic burden caused by direct and indirect costs of HIV service utilization in South Africa
Background: The call for universal health coverage (UHC) has led to some policy introductions such as the removal of out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) in the form of user fees at point of care in primary health facilities in South Africa. The cost of healthcare for patients is not only a barrier to …
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Economic consequences for households of illness and of paying health care in Zimbabwe: A case study
… consequences of illness and of paying for health care in Zimbabwe. It explores the incidence of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), impoverishment and the factors, (particularly socio-economic factors) associated with them. In addition, this study determines …
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An investigation into out of pocket health expenditure in India
This study critically analyses out of pocket health expenditure (OOPHE) in India, and provides policy suggestions that can enhance the Indian healthcare sector. Using nationally representative household data (2011-12) collected by the National Sample Survey Organization, three research areas have …
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Financial Risk Protection, Decomposition and Inequality Analysis of Household Out-of-Pocket Health Payments
… research examines equity trends in financing health care through out-of-pocket payments (OOP) using South African Income and Expenditure Surveys for the periods 1995, 2000, 2005-06 and 2010-11. South Africa is interesting to examine for a variety of reasons. In 1994, South Africa removed user …