Variations in out-of-pocket spending and factors influencing catastrophic health expenditure of households with patients suffering from chronic conditions in four districts in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare financing systems, dependent on out-of-pocket expenditure(OOPE), impose a heavy burden on those who use the services regularly, such as patients suffering from chronic diseases. High OOPE for health services leads to decreased utilization of the services and/or catastrophic health expenditure, which would significantly impede the achievement of Universal Health coverage.

Objective

We aimed to determine variations in OOPE and factors associated with Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) of households with patients suffering from non-communicable diseases(NCDs) in four districts.

Methods

A survey was conducted among 2344 adult patients having selected NCD/s. Multi-stage stratified cluster sampling selected respondents from 4 districts representin

SUBMITTER: Gamage A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature