Triple burden of disease and out of pocket healthcare expenditure of women in India.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Women, unlike men, are subjected to triple burden of disease, namely, non-communicable and communicable diseases and reproductive health related diseases. To assess prevalence of triple burden of disease of currently married women and to contrast out of pocket maternal care expenditure of these diseases in India.

Subject and methods

This study uses nationally representative unit level data from the 71st round (2014) of the National Sample Survey Organisation. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis are employed to assess triple burden of diseases by background of currently married women. Mean out of pocket (OOP) expenditure for healthcare care by demographic and household characteristics of women are also compared by type of diseases. Two parts model is adopted for

SUBMITTER: Ladusingh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5945049 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature