The willingness of orthopaedic trauma patients in Uganda to accept financial loans following injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early access to a monetary loan may mitigate some of the socioeconomic burden associated with surgical treatment and lost wages following injury. The primary objective of this study was to determine the willingness of orthopaedic trauma patients in Uganda to accept a formal financial loan shortly after their time of injury.

Methods

A consecutive sample of adult orthopaedic trauma patients admitted to Uganda's national referral hospital was included in the survey. The primary outcome was the self-reported willingness to accept a financial loan. Secondary outcomes included the preferred loan terms, fracture treatment costs, and the factors associated with loan willingness.

Results

Of the 40 respondents (mean age, 40 years; 58% male), the median annual income

SUBMITTER: O'Hara NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7997123 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature