A study to assess catastrophic household expenditure on childhood illness in an urban slum in Bijapur
<b>Objective: </b> In this study, the various factors determining the out-of-pocket expenditure on child health care by households are discussed to answer the following questions: How much are households currently spending on child health care? Is there any role of socio-economic status...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2009;volume=34;issue=4;spage=335;epage=337;aulast=Patil |
| Summary: | <b>Objective: </b> In this study, the various factors determining the out-of-pocket expenditure on child health care by households are discussed to answer the following questions: How much are households currently spending on child health care? Is there any role of socio-economic status of households on expenditure on child health care? What percentage of their income is spent on child health care and is it catastrophic?<b> Materials and Methods:</b> Four slums with a total a population of 7000 were selected for this study. Households where there is history of illness/ sickness in children under 5 years in last one month were included in the study. <b> Results:</b> There were a total of 218 episodes of child illness in the households. The household′s belonging to socio- economic class I and II had higher spending on child′s illness per episode as compared to households of socio- economic class III, IV, and V. Socioeconomic status was the key determinant of health care expenditure. <b> Conclusion: </b> In this study, it has been found that almost all the households suffered from catastrophic health expenditure. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0218 1998-3581 |