Hospitalized for poverty: orthopaedic discharge delays due to financial hardship in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Hospitalized for poverty: orthopaedic discharge delays due to financial hardship in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal injury contributes significantly to the burden of disease in Tanzania and other LMICs. For hospitals to cope financially with this burden, they often mandate that patients pay their entire hospital bill before leaving the hospital. This creates a phenomenon of pat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joy E. Obayemi, Elizabeth B. Card, Octavian Shirima, Ajay Premkumar, Honest Massawe, Neil P. Sheth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
Subjects:
Global surgery
Orthopedic injury
Road traffic crash
Health policy
Ethics
Financial hardship
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-022-00265-z

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-022-00265-z

Similar Items