Out-of-pocket expenditure and distress financing on institutional delivery in India

Abstract Background Despite large investment in central and state sponsored schemes for maternal care, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and catastrophic health spending (CHS) on institutional delivery remain high over time, across states and across socio-economic groups. Though many studies have exa...

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Main Authors: Suyash Mishra, Sanjay K. Mohanty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1001-7