Out-of-pocket expenditure and financial risks associated with treatment of chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort costing analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Ethiopia, most healthcare expenditures are paid out-of-pocket (OOP), while the burden of kidney disease (KD) is rapidly increasing, posing a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, along with a staggering economic burden. We aimed to quantify the extent of OOP health expenditures and the magnitude of associated catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditures (CHE and IHE) for chronic KD (CKD) care in Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted a prospective costing analysis for CKD care from the patient perspective. We collected data on OOP health expenditures (2023 US$) and household consumption expenditures from a cohort of 433 patients that were followed prospectively for 6 months. Patients were recruited from six health facilities from fo

SUBMITTER: Memirie ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12164608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature