Economic burden of cancer in India: Evidence from cross-sectional nationally representative household survey, 2014.

ABSTRACT: With the ongoing demographic and epidemiological transition, cancer is emerging as a major public health concern in India. This paper uses nationally representative household survey to examine the overall prevalence and economic burden of cancer in India. The age-standardized prevalence of cancer is estimated to be 97 per 100,000 persons with greater prevalence in urban areas. The evidence suggests that cancer prevalence is highest among the elderly and also among females in the reproductive age groups. Cancer displays a significant socioeconomic gradient even after adjusting for age-sex specifics and clustering in a multilevel regression framework. We find that out of pocket expenditure on cancer treatment is among the highest for any ailment. The average out of pocket spending on inpatie

SUBMITTER: Rajpal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5826535 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature