Impact of out-of-pocket expenses for surgical care on households in rural Haiti: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to report household catastrophic spending on surgery and the experiences of patients and families seeking surgical care in rural Haiti.

Design

The study used an explanatory, sequential mixed-methods approach. We collected both quantitative and qualitative data from the participants through interviews.

Setting

A rural tertiary hospital (St. Boniface Hospital) in southern Haiti.

Participants

There were 200 adult Haitian surgical patients who entered the study. Of these, 41 were excluded due to missing variables or health expenditure outliers. The final sample included 159 participants.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcomes were (1) direct and indirect payments for surgical care; (2) the rate of catastrophic

SUBMITTER: Padovany MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature