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- Title
Catastrophic health expenditure of inpatients in emerging economies: evidence from the Indian subcontinent.
- Authors
Panda, Himanshu Sekhar; Rout, Himanshu Sekhar; Jakovljevic, Mihajlo
- Abstract
Background: Catastrophic health expenditures condensed the vital concern of households struggling with notable financial burdens emanating from elevated out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures. In this regard, this study investigated the nature and magnitude of inpatient healthcare expenditure in India. It also explored the incidence and determinants of inpatient catastrophic health expenditure. Methodology: The study used the micro-level data collected in the 75th Round of the National Sample Survey on 93 925 households in India. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the nature, magnitude and incidence of inpatient healthcare expenditure. The heteroscedastic probit model was applied to explore the determinants of inpatient catastrophic healthcare expenditure. Results: The major part of inpatient healthcare expenditure was composed of bed charges and expenditure on medicines. Moreover, results suggested that Indian households spent 11% of their monthly consumption expenditure on inpatient healthcare and 28% of households were grappling with the complexity of financial burden due to elevated inpatient healthcare. Further, the study explored that bigger households and households having no latrine facilities and no proper waste disposal plans were more vulnerable to facing financial burdens in inpatient healthcare activity. Finally, the result of this study also ensure that households having toilets and safe drinking water facilities reduce the chance of facing catastrophic inpatient health expenditures. Conclusions: A significant portion of monthly consumption expenditure was spent on inpatient healthcare of households in India. It was also conveyed that inpatient healthcare expenditure was a severe burden for almost one fourth of households in India. Finally, it also clarified the influence of socio-economic conditions and sanitation status of households as having a strong bearing on their inpatient healthcare.
- Subjects
INDIA; CONSUMPTION (Economics); WASTE management; EMERGING markets; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DRINKING water
- Publication
Health Research Policy & Systems, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1478-4505
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12961-024-01202-x