Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure Among the Elderly in Kenya

Out-of-Pocket Payments, Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Poverty Among Households in Nigeria 2010

Background There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face catastrophe and become impoverished. The study aims to examine the financial burden of OOP health payments among households in Nigeria.   Methods Secondary data from the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) of 2009/2...

Inpatient Out-of-Pocket in Iran After Health Transformation Plan

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in a population covered by the Family Health Program in Brazil.

BACKGROUND The Brazilian public health system, free and universal, should limit out-of-pocket health expenses. However, Brazil was reported as one of the countries with the highest proportion of families experiencing catastrophic expenditure. This study was designed to assess occurrence of high health spending in a low-income population, as well as the pattern of out-of-pocket health payments. ...

Investigating the Relationship between Misery Index and Patients' Out-of-pocket Payments in Iran's Health System

Background: One of the criteria for measuring the performance of governments and their survival is the degree of success in reducing and stabilizing the misery index. The misery index is obtained from the sum of inflation and unemployment. Inflation and unemployment are the most important factors affecting family's income. If the misery index is high, families will have less money to buy their ...

Out-of-pocket expenditure in accessing healthcare services among Chronic Kidney Disease patients in Anuradhapura District

Introduction Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has significant economic impact on both patients’ households and the country. Objectives To assess the out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure of accessing health services among CKD patients in Anuradhapura District Methods This community based cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 1174 registered CKD patients from all 19 Medical Officer...