Self-reported serious illnesses in rural Cambodia: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is substantial evidence that ill-health is a major cause of impoverishment in developing countries. Major illnesses can have a serious economic impact on poor households through treatment costs and income loss. However, available methods for measuring the impact of ill-health on household welfare display several shortcomings and new methods are thus needed. To understand the potential complex impact of major illnesses on household livelihoods, a study on poverty and illness was conducted in rural Cambodia, as part of an international comparative research project. A cross-sectional survey was performed to identify households affected by major illness for further in-depth interviews.

Methodology and principal findings

5,975 households in three rural health dis

SUBMITTER: Ir P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2880606 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature