Unmet healthcare needs, out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic health expenditures among hypertensive adults in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to examine unmet healthcare needs and the burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments in Bangladesh among hypertensive adults using the most recent survey data.

Methods

A total of 5086 hypertensive patients aged 18 to 80 were recruited from 75 pharmacies in Bangladesh in 2023, 35 being located in urban areas and 40 in rural areas. Unmet healthcare needs was the primary outcome variable, while the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) was the secondary outcome variable. A multilevel logistic regression model was performed to identify factors associated with unmet healthcare needs and CHE. A multilevel Tobit regression model was used to identify the determinants of OOP health expenditures.

Results

The study indicated that the prevalen

SUBMITTER: Rahman MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357446 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature