Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A central aim of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is protection for all against the cost of illness. In a low income country like Bangladesh the cost burden of health care in tertiary facilities is likely to be significant for most citizens. This cost of an episode of illness is a relatively unexplored policy issue in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to estimate an outpatient's total cost of illness as result of treatment in private and public hospitals in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Methods

The study used face to face interviews at three hospitals (one public and two private) to elicit cost data from presenting outpatients. Other socio-economic and demographic data was also collected. A sample of 252 outpatients were randomly selected and interviewed. The total

SUBMITTER: Pavel MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5057498 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature