Trends in household out-of-pocket health expenditures and their underlying determinants: explaining variations within African regional economic communities from countries panel data
Abstract Background The persistently high out-of-pocket health spending (OOPHE) in Africa raise significant concern about the prospect of reaching SDG health targets and UHC. The study examines the convergence hypothesis of OOPHE in 40 African countries from 2000 to 2019. Methods We exploit the $${\...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Globalization and Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-024-01032-0 |