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- Title
A Study to Assess Catastrophic Household Expenditure on Childhood Illness in an Urban Slum in Bijapur.
- Authors
Patil, Shailaja Sharabasappa; Berad, Aditya Suryabhan; Angadi, Mahabaleshwar Mahantappa
- Abstract
Objective: In this study, the various factors determining the out-of-pocket expenditure on child health care by households are discussed to answer the following questions: How much are households currently spending on child health care? Is there any role of socio-economic status of households on expenditure on child health care? What percentage of their income is spent on child health care and is it catastrophic? Materials and Methods: Four slums with a total a population of 7000 were selected for this study. Households where there is history of illness/sickness in children under 5 years in last one month were included in the study. Results: There were a total of 218 episodes of child illness in the households. The household's belonging to socio- economic class I and II had higher spending on child's illness per episode as compared to households of socio-economic class III, IV, and V. Socioeconomic status was the key determinant of health care expenditure. Conclusion: In this study, it has been found that almost all the households suffered from catastrophic health expenditure.
- Subjects
BIJAPUR (India); INDIA; COST of living; CHILD health services; MEDICAL care costs; CHILDREN'S health; SOCIAL status
- Publication
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2009, Vol 34, Issue 4, p335
- ISSN
0970-0218
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0970-0218.58394