Disease-specific distress healthcare financing and catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure for hospitalization care in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure is one of the most common payment strategies for hospitalization care in Bangladesh, and the share of OOP expenditure has been increasing at an alarming rate. This study aimed to investigate the OOP costs of hospitalization care, the impact of OOP on catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) and financial distress, and the associated factors.

Methods

We used data from the most recent nationally representative dataset, the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022. A total of 14,395 households were surveyed, with 1973 household members hospitalized due to various illnesses. Respondents were asked to provide information regarding hospitalization care for the year preceding the survey. Households were considered to have C

SUBMITTER: Sarker AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature