The true costs of cesarean delivery for patients in rural Rwanda: Accounting for post-discharge expenses in estimated health expenditures

The true costs of cesarean delivery for patients in rural Rwanda: Accounting for post-discharge expenses in estimated health expenditures

Abstract Introduction While it is recognized that there are costs associated with postoperative patient follow-up, risk assessments of catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) due to surgery in sub-Saharan Africa rarely include expenses after discharge. We describe patient-level costs for cesarean se...

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Main Authors: Anne Niyigena, Barnabas Alayande, Laban Bikorimana, Elizabeth Miranda, Niclas Rudolfson, Deogratias Ndagijimana, Fredrick Kateera, Robert Riviello, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Cost of post-operative care
Healthcare cost
Follow-up care
Catastrophic health expenditure
Cesarean
c-section
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01664-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01664-x

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