Socio-demographic determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditure in a rural area of Wardha district of Maharashtra, India

Socio-demographic determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditure in a rural area of Wardha district of Maharashtra, India

Background & objectives: In India, health expenditure accounts for less than 5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product and the level of out-of-pocket (OOP) spending is 69.5 per cent of total health expenditures. OOP expenditure exacerbates poverty and has a negative impact on equity and can incre...

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Main Authors: Karthiyayini Loganathan, Pradeep R Deshmukh, Abhishek V Raut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Catastrophic health expenditure - household - out-of-pocket health expenditure - socio-demographic determinants
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=146;issue=5;spage=654;epage=661;aulast=Loganathan

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