Household catastrophic health expenditures for rheumatoid arthritis: a single centre study from South India.

ABSTRACT: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) not only has a physical and emotional toll but also has a substantial economic impact. This study aims to estimate the burden of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) on households due to RA in Tamil Nadu, India. We conducted cross-sectional descriptive hospital-based single-centre study at a tertiary care private multispecialty hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. The study comprised 320 RA patients who visited the outpatient clinic from April to October 2022. Demographic and baseline descriptive characteristics were reported. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify major determinants associated with CHE. We also examined the inequality in household annual income and CHE. Most study participants were females (88.1%) with a mean age (SD) of

SUBMITTER: Bagepally BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10505146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature