Catastrophic health expenditure among industrial workers in a large-scale industry in Nepal, 2017: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at estimating out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure, catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and distress financing due to hospitalisation and outpatient care among industrial workers in Eastern Nepal.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study involving industrial workers employed in a large-scale industry in Eastern Nepal. Those who were hospitalised in the last 1 year or availed outpatient care within the last 30 days were administered a structured questionnaire to estimate the cost of illness. CHE was defined as expenditure more than 20% of annual household income. Distress financing was defined as borrowing money/loan or selling assets to cope with OOP expenditure on health.

Results

Of 1824 workers eligible for the study, 1405 (77%) were scre

SUBMITTER: Pyakurel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature