Household catastrophic health expenditure for COVID-19 during March-August 2021, in South India: a cross-sectional study

Household catastrophic health expenditure for COVID-19 during March-August 2021, in South India: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic increased the utilisation of healthcare services. Such utilization could lead to higher out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and catastrophic health expenditures (CHE). We estimated OOPE and the proportion of households that experience...

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Main Authors: Elumalai Rajalakshmi, Akhil Sasidharan, Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Muthusamy Santhosh Kumar, Ponnaiah Manickam, T. S. Selva Vinayagam, P. Sampath, K Parthipan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Household catastrophic health expenditure
COVID-19
Out of pocket expenditure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14928-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14928-6

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