Investigating households' out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures based on number of chronic conditions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study using quantile regression approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigated the level and associated factors, focusing on the number of individuals with chronic conditions, of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures (OOPHE).

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to June 2021.

Setting

Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia.

Participants

A total of 1176 households that used any healthcare services at least once in the past 3 months.

Outcome measures

The OOPHE incurred in the previous 3-month period when a household member is receiving health services. The effects of predisposing, enabling and need factors on the level of OOPHE. The association between the number of individuals with chronic conditions in a household and OOPHE along with the OOPHE distribution.

Results

The aver

SUBMITTER: Almalki ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528624 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature