Economic burden of infectious diseases and its equity implications in Indian households: Estimates from a nationally representative household survey (2017–18)

Infectious diseases remain one of the major causes of health and economic burden for Indian households. Furthermore, the magnitude of economic losses on account of infectious disease episodes varies widely across rich and poor households. The primary objective of this research is to estimate the equ...

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Published in:	Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Main Authors:	Habib Hasan Farooqui, Anup Karan, Giridhar R. Babu, Suhaib Hussain, Onno C.P. van Schayck
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:	India Equity Economic burden Out-of-pocket expenditure Infectious diseases
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124002109

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