Economic burden of non-communicable diseases on households in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria living standard survey 2018-19

Economic burden of non-communicable diseases on households in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria living standard survey 2018-19

Abstract Background The importance of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria is reflected in their growing burden that is fast overtaking that of infectious diseases. As most NCD care is paid for through out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses, and NCDs tend to cause substantial income losses through chro...

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Main Authors: Adelakun Odunyemi, Taslima Rahman, Khurshid Alam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Non-communicable diseases
Out-of-pocket health expenditure
Catastrophic health expenditures
Poverty
Productivity loss
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16498-7

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