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- Title
Out-of-pocket and catastrophic health expenditure in Iran.
- Authors
Heidarzadeh, Abtin; Negari Namaghi, Romina; Moravveji, Alireza; Farivar, Farshid; Naghshpour, Pouya; Roshan Fekr, Farhad; Mirkazemi, Roksana
- Abstract
Aim: Out-of-pocket payment (OPP) is an indicator of health system financing and health equity. In Iran, OPP and catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) has recently increased. This study aimed to assess the share of OPP and the possibility of CHE in three provinces of Iran: Esfahan, Semnan, and Gilan. Subject and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in November 2021. Individuals over the age of 18 were selected from the Integrated Health System (SIB) registry of cities with over 20,000 population in the three provinces, regardless of their role in the household, using systematic sampling. Data on participants' characteristics and OOP were collected via phone interviews. The household's capacity to pay and CHE were determined. Results: Of the 569 participants, 66.3% were female, 90.3% were married, and 36.2% were head of household; 86.8% were covered by basic health insurance, and 40.2% by supplementary health insurance; 35% spent less than 10% of their total household expenses on out-of-pocket health payments, and 29% experienced CHE. Provinces of residence, education level, being the head of the household, job status, being hospitalized in the year prior to the study, and age had a significant association with the ratio of the household health expenditure to the total household expenditure and experiencing CHE (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results pointed to those characteristics of the population with a possible association with catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment due to OPP. These findings may provide insights into national policies and strategies aimed to achieve health equity.
- Subjects
IRAN; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH funding; INTERVIEWING; HEALTH insurance; CATASTROPHIC illness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; TELEPHONES; DATA analysis software; MEDICAL care costs; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Journal of Public Health (09431853), 2024, Vol 32, Issue 3, p413
- ISSN
0943-1853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10389-023-01824-5