Catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for households of people with severe mental disorder: a comparative study in rural Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data on healthcare spending by households containing a person with severe mental disorder (SMD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This study aimed to estimate the incidence and intensity of catastrophic out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and coping strategies implemented by households with and without a person with SMD in a rural district of Ethiopia.

Methods

A comparative cross-sectional community household survey was carried out from January to November 2015 as part of the Emerald programme (emerging mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries). A sample of 290 households including a person with SMD and 289 comparison households without a person with SMD participated in the study. An adapted and abbreviated version of the Worl

SUBMITTER: Hailemichael Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544918 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature